An official from the Asian department of the Foreign Affairs Ministry says they have not received any reports of any Chinese citizens who have met with accidents or misadventures in Afghanistan.

外交部亚洲司的一位官员说，他们还没有接到任何关于中国公民在阿富汗遇险或遇难的报告。

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It is "urgent for relevant parties to remain calm and prevent the situation from escalating and going out of control, " Luo Zhaohui, the director-general of the ministry's Department of Asian Affairs, told a news briefing.

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With us today, we have National Security Advisor to the Vice President Tony Blinken, Senior Director for Asian Affairs on the national security staff Danny Russel, and Undersecretary for International Affairs at the Department of Treasury Lael Brainard.

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