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An unleashed Taliban and its Islamic allies could spell trouble
May 27
By: Salman Rafi Sheikh
Although the US withdrawal from Afghanistan can’t be anything but good news for China, the withdrawal comes with caveats that put Beijing in a real quandary, one that it is struggling to manage through a host of initiatives targeting both Kabul and the Taliban.
China, one of the few countries in the region able to develop close relations with both Kabul and the Taliban, remains focused on helping to establish a post-war Afghanistan that doesn’t become a melting stew of regional and international jihadi networks targeting China’s Muslim-rich Xinjiang region, jeopardizing its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
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The evidence is overwhelming : Chief Rabbi tears into China over persecution of Uighur Muslims
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said he saw parallels between the treatment of the Uighurs and the oppression of Jews through the centuries
He said the evidence painted a devastating picture of Uighur persecution
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