Many thousands of people don't just individually travel internationally into war zones and manage to join organized armed factions even if they "self-radicalize", so clandestine operations by meddlesome foreign countries are no doubt involved.
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Many thousands of people don't just individually travel internationally into war zones and manage to join organized armed factions even if they "self-radicalize", so clandestine operations by meddlesome foreign countries are no doubt involved.
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https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/afghanistan-military-news.t8050/page-7#post-492008
I posted a map of that like 3 pages back.
I posted a map of that like 3 pages back.
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Now China’s helping to build a military base in Afghanistan..
Beijing plans to help build and support a new military base in Afghanistan to protect China’s economic interests and local border security from militants, according to .
The installation will be built in the Wakhan Corridor, the eastern panhandle of the country, a remote and mountainous area bordering China’s Xinjiang region.
“We are going to build it but the Chinese government has committed to help the division financially, provide equipment and train the Afghan soldiers,” Afghan Defense Ministry Deputy Spokesman Mohammed Radmanesh told AFP.
While the Wakhan Corridor is relatively cut off from the rest of Afghanistan and the violent conflict affecting much of the country, Beijing worries that Islamic State militants fleeing Iraq and Syria could enter China through Wakhan, or cross Central Asia and Xinjiang to reach Afghanistan.
It also worries that exiled Uighur members of the are crossing into Xinjiang from Wakhan to carry out attacks.
Kabul is interested in seeing Beijing use its “special relationship” with Islamabad to encourage the Pakistani military to “force the Taliban into peace talks,” said Andrew Small, author of The China-Pakistan Axis, according to AFP.
Military Times reported last year that Chinese troops appeared to be operating in Afghanistan. Members of the local Kyrgyz ethnic minority also claim to have seen Chinese and Afghan troops on last year, but Chinese and Afghan officials both deny the claims, according to AFP.
The army base demonstrates Chinese President Xi Jinping’s goal to extend China’s economic and geopolitical strength both regionally and globally. Last July, China officially opened its first overseas Army base and sent members of it’s to Djibouti.
Beijing plans to help build and support a new military base in Afghanistan to protect China’s economic interests and local border security from militants, according to .
The installation will be built in the Wakhan Corridor, the eastern panhandle of the country, a remote and mountainous area bordering China’s Xinjiang region.
“We are going to build it but the Chinese government has committed to help the division financially, provide equipment and train the Afghan soldiers,” Afghan Defense Ministry Deputy Spokesman Mohammed Radmanesh told AFP.
While the Wakhan Corridor is relatively cut off from the rest of Afghanistan and the violent conflict affecting much of the country, Beijing worries that Islamic State militants fleeing Iraq and Syria could enter China through Wakhan, or cross Central Asia and Xinjiang to reach Afghanistan.
It also worries that exiled Uighur members of the are crossing into Xinjiang from Wakhan to carry out attacks.
Kabul is interested in seeing Beijing use its “special relationship” with Islamabad to encourage the Pakistani military to “force the Taliban into peace talks,” said Andrew Small, author of The China-Pakistan Axis, according to AFP.
Military Times reported last year that Chinese troops appeared to be operating in Afghanistan. Members of the local Kyrgyz ethnic minority also claim to have seen Chinese and Afghan troops on last year, but Chinese and Afghan officials both deny the claims, according to AFP.
The army base demonstrates Chinese President Xi Jinping’s goal to extend China’s economic and geopolitical strength both regionally and globally. Last July, China officially opened its first overseas Army base and sent members of it’s to Djibouti.
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Just see how much of Afghanistan is controlled by Taliban and just look at their reach from the border with Pakistan. Can they do all this with safe havens in Pakistan? They don't need any kind of safe havens when they themselves control such huge area and deep inside Afghanistan, hundreds / thousands of KMs away from Pakistan's border.
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PAK-AFGHAN BORDER: Fencing of 2,430-km long Pakistan-Afghanistan Border (Durand Line) underway by Pakistan. It will be completed in 2019.It consists of two 9 ft. high fences placed 6 ft. apart with three rolls of razor wire in between, which will be monitored by foot and vehicle patrols, 750 fortresses and CCTV.
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Taliban are threatening control of over 70% Afghanistan, more than what they controlled before 9/11. BBC Report Finds...
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Kabul purges Mujahdeen and Soviet-era army generals
"A major shakeup at the top level in the Afghan army amid a resilient Taliban revolt has caused shockwaves in the war-stricken country.
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani directed the retirement of more than 160 Afghan National Army (ANA) generals last week.
The Kabul government has labeled this move part of the broader strategy for reforms in the security sector, and phasing out the older generation of officers."
"A major shakeup at the top level in the Afghan army amid a resilient Taliban revolt has caused shockwaves in the war-stricken country.
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani directed the retirement of more than 160 Afghan National Army (ANA) generals last week.
The Kabul government has labeled this move part of the broader strategy for reforms in the security sector, and phasing out the older generation of officers."
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Afghan Taliban Say They Want to Solve War Through Dialogue....
"The Taliban said on Wednesday they want to end Afghanistan's war through dialogue but warned that their willingness to find peace did not mean they were exhausted and that their armed campaign would be sustained no matter how powerful the U.S. opposition.
A more aggressive U.S. strategy in Afghanistan including a surge in air strikes introduced by President Donald Trump in August has pushed the Taliban back from several district centers and two provincial capitals."
"The Taliban said on Wednesday they want to end Afghanistan's war through dialogue but warned that their willingness to find peace did not mean they were exhausted and that their armed campaign would be sustained no matter how powerful the U.S. opposition.
A more aggressive U.S. strategy in Afghanistan including a surge in air strikes introduced by President Donald Trump in August has pushed the Taliban back from several district centers and two provincial capitals."
