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Afghanistan
Taliban Welcomes China in Afghanistan, Offers Protection
2021-07-12


[WION News:GRAVITAS]
Afghani trade routes, important population centers, media and communications infrastructure already in Taliban control. The majority of Afghanistan is already preparing for a Taliban regime. Government officials, soldiers, journalists and citizens trying to get while they can.

All the hype and reports of 'outstanding warfare' by the Afghans, financed with American money most of which I'm sure went into bank accounts and property in England. After all that hoopla fed to the world about containment, another fine experiment by the five sided puzzle box and their Democrat enablers finally comes to an end.
Posted by:Dron66046

#14  I meant the Chinese will treat the taliban just like anyone else when he don't comply. Some regions are easier to hide the shit you than others.
Posted by: Chris   2021-07-12 23:29  

#13  So the Taliban won’t be much interested in the fate of the Uighurs in China, except as an excuse, but they’re awfully fond of the ones they have locally.

I have little doubt they're interested. Not as a humanitarian matter so much as a potential addition to their territory. East Turkistan Xinjiang, even after the territory annexed to existing Chinese provinces, is more than 2x the size of Afghanistan. We see borders as fixed. The Taliban probably doesn't. And why would they? East Turkistan was conquered at gunpoint. It's always been the land of the Mongols/Turks. The Chinese own it now, but they did not always own it and who knows what the future brings?
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2021-07-12 19:49  

#12   the taliban could care less about the Uighers.

The Taliban welcomed a contingent of Uighurs to Afghanistan as Al Qaeda allies when they ruled the country, and the Uighurs remain there still — in Badakshan, listed under Tehrik-e-Taliban in the Al Qaeda organization table. They sent a group to Syria to help Al Nusra fight Assad — they keep busy in Idlib nowadays. They call themselves the Turkistan Islamic Party, and there is only a small remnant left in Xinjiang.

So the Taliban won’t be much interested in the fate of the Uighurs in China, except as an excuse, but they’re awfully fond of the ones they have locally.
Posted by: trailing wife   2021-07-12 14:15  

#11  Darth, wanna lay a little bet?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-07-12 10:36  

#10  ^ They will just ask for more money. Typical extortion. And poor control over shooting their loads.
Posted by: DarthVader   2021-07-12 10:29  

#9  ^They will attack anyway - poor impulse control.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-07-12 09:45  

#8  The Taliban will offer protection as long as they are paid by China. Otherwise they will attack.
Posted by: DarthVader   2021-07-12 09:34  

#7  Consider for moment that has been China funding the taliban war against the west. Suffice it to say the taliban could care less about the Uighers.
Posted by: Xyz   2021-07-12 09:31  

#6  The infamous 'tiger chair' which contorts prisoners' bodies... and women sterilised or raped: China's monstrous abuse of Uyghur Muslims is laid bare by author GEOFFREY CAIN who has interviewed dozens of victims
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-07-12 09:27  

#5  The pool is starting: Which will turn out to be the spider and which the fly?
Posted by: Mercutio   2021-07-12 07:25  

#4  Glass the place already, and about half of Pakistain.
Posted by: Tyranysaurus Jones4656   2021-07-12 04:24  

#3  If they face the same fate as the Uighurs, I have no problem with that.
Posted by: Wren   2021-07-12 02:11  

#2  The welcoming of a new host.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-07-12 01:49  

#1  never heard of the uighurs huh?
Posted by: Chris   2021-07-12 00:45  

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