On August 6, a Taliban spokesperson announced that the organization had captured Zaranj, the capital of Nimruz province in western Afghanistan, that day, which was the first provincial capital lost by the current government of Afghanistan.
On August 16th, Beijing time, the Taliban swept across the entire territory of Afghanistan, completely upsetting the Afghan government, not only occupying major cities, but also forcing the capital, Kabul, to open the city without blood. The government spokesperson, President Ghani chose to run away after negotiating with Taliban representatives.
When it comes to Afghanistan, it has been inextricably linked with China as early as the Han Dynasty.
Afghanistan covers an area of 647,500 square kilometers, which is slightly smaller than Qinghai in China. It was called Dayueshi in ancient times, and it was the country Zhang Qian wanted to contact when he was envoy to the Western Regions.
With the cultural exchanges on the Silk Road and the Maritime Silk Road, Chinese tea culture has also spread to the Muslim world, and has become associated with Muslim ancestors. Since then, the trend of drinking tea has gradually risen, and Muslims all over the world speak "cha", tea. Becoming part of the Muslim food culture, they treat guests with tea, meet friends with tea, give gifts with tea, and talk with each other with tea.
With the advancement of China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative, Chinese tea has once again become the favorite of the Afghan people.
Although Afghanistan is a multi-ethnic country, most of the population believes in Islam. The Quran, the Islamic Bible, once wrote: "People of all believers! Drinking, gambling, and begging for visas are just filthy acts, just acts of the devil, so stay away so that you can succeed. The devil wishes you to drink and gamble. And hate each other.” Therefore, Muslims are not allowed to drink, and tea has become the main drink of the locals.
In addition, the daily diet of Afghans is mainly beef and mutton, and they rarely eat vegetables. Tea has a certain role in promoting digestion and supplementing vitamins. Therefore, tea has even become a daily necessity for the Afghan people.
So in Afghanistan, you can often see local people sitting around a samovar called "Samaval", gathering, making tea, and drinking tea.
Afghans drink mainly black tea and green tea on a daily basis, and occasionally drink milk tea. Of course, this milk tea is not the kind of bubble tea, but a tea drink similar to the salty milk tea of Mongolian people in my country.