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| China, Afghanistan agree to crackdown on Xinjiang militants |
| 2014-10-30 |
| China and Afghanistan have agreed to step up the crackdown on Uighur militant training camps in Xinjiang province, as China eyed major investments in the Afghanistan's rich mineral and oil sectors. Official media has reported that leaders of the two countries reached a "new important consensus" to combat the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), an Uighur separatist organization demanding independence for Xinjiang, which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Afghanistan's President Ghani, who arrived here yesterday on his first official visit abroad, held talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and top security officials. Chinese Foreign Ministry official Kong Xuanyou said, "President Ghani said that the new Afghan government will firmly support China to fight the ETIM. The two sides reached a new important consensus on joint efforts in that regard." Ghani told Xi that "Afghanistan will not allow any activities that threaten China's (security) on Afghan territory." ETIM, an Al Qaeda linked group is reported to have training camps in Pakistan's tribal areas as well as in Afghanistan. Several ETIM members were reportedly killed in air raids conducted by Pakistan recently. China has stepped up their border vigil both in Kashgar, the town connecting PoK and the narrow corridor connecting Afghanistan. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #1 Have you noticed, just as a coincidence, whenever a 'problem' in the region develops, Pakistan's name comes up? |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-10-30 14:07 |