However, Wu said China, like other nations, is helping Afghanistan increase its defense capabilities, particularly in the area of counterterrorism. "China and Afghanistan have normal military and security cooperation," he told reporters at a monthly briefing. "While the Afghan government appreciates this Chinese assistance and our two militaries are working in close coordination on utilizing this assistance, there will be no Chinese military personnel of any kind involved in this process on Afghan soil," Mosazai said. Police official Aschalew Alemu told the Ethiopian News Agency that the crash occurred Thursday morning in the Oromia region. A breach in a dam in southern Laos in July caused a flash flood that took at least three dozen lives.

Source: Ethiopian News August 31, 2018 09:22 UTC