2. Human Rights

    2021-07-20

    In eastern Afghanistan, Taliban advances meet Beijing's Xinjiang oppression

    Alarm is growing in Beijing over the prospect of having an Islamist group like the Taliban share a border with Xinjiang, where China is engaged in systematic oppression of Muslims.

  3. Security

    2021-07-19

    Al-Qaeda-linked fighters spotted in Taliban's ranks

    Dozens of foreign fighters have been killed in recent battles and Afghan forces have retrieved evidence indicating that al-Qaeda elements guide and train Afghan Taliban militants.

  4. Health

    2021-07-16

    WHO chief urges transparency from China in COVID origin investigation

    Officials say a prior push to rule out the possibility that COVID-19 might have escaped from the Wuhan Institute of Virology had been 'premature'.

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In eastern Afghanistan, Taliban advances meet Beijing's Xinjiang oppression

Alarm is growing in Beijing over the prospect of having an Islamist group like the Taliban share a border with Xinjiang, where China is engaged in systematic oppression of Muslims.

In eastern Afghanistan, Taliban advances meet Beijing's Xinjiang oppression
  1. Terrorism

    2021-07-15

    Bus attack highlights growing resentment of China in Pakistan

    Militants are reacting to China's blatant exploitation of Pakistan, Beijing's mistreatment of Muslims in Xinjiang, and the regime's ongoing disinformation campaign over COVID-19.

  2. Human Rights

    2021-07-14

    Taliban return to oppression in newly seized Afghan territory

    Women are barred for leaving their homes, men are prohibited from shaving, and local leaders are being forced to provide lists of young women to marry off to the group's fighters.

  3. Security

    2021-07-14

    Evidence refutes Taliban lies about execution video from Afghanistan

    Taliban militants clearly are seen executing 22 Afghan commandos after they surrendered in mid June, and the Red Cross confirmed the recovery of the bodies.

  1. Society

    2021-07-13

    Concerns continue to mount in Balochistan over Chinese influence

    A major source of tension in the region is tied to huge deep-sea Chinese trawlers taking away the livelihoods of local fisherman.

  2. Security

    2021-07-12

    Taliban force residents to flee as they loot, torch homes during offensive

    Across Afghanistan, Taliban fighters are going door-to-door searching for government supporters, burning homes, and looting businesses, in what observers are calling 'war crimes'.

  3. Analysis

    2021-07-09

    The great coverup: how China tried to trick the world about COVID-19

    Beijing's obsession with secrecy regarding the origins of the coronavirus has fuelled suspicions about the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

  4. Diplomacy

    2021-07-08

    Iranian regime attempts to reshape image of 'new' Taliban

    'They don't behead individuals anymore,' read a recent Iranian editorial on the Taliban, listing one of the reasons why the militant group is 'not the group we once knew'.

  5. Health

    2021-07-07

    China's questionable vaccines slow Pakistan's COVID-19 fight

    Concerns over the efficacy of Chinese-made vaccines -- donated as part of Beijing's vaccine diplomacy -- are slowing efforts to counter the coronavirus in Pakistan.

  6. Security

    2021-07-06

    Afghan forces prepare for major counterattack against Taliban

    While Afghan troops ready for action, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon ordered the mobilisation of 20,000 reserve troops to further strengthen the border with Afghanistan.

  7. Security

    2021-07-02

    Taliban violence fuels chaos, tragedy in Afghanistan

    In Bagdhis province, Afghans say the Taliban burned down their homes, killed their family members, and didn't allow the survivors to properly bury their loved ones' remains.

  8. Security

    2021-07-01

    Taliban must stop offensive operations or face air strikes, US general warns

    Gen. Scott Miller warned the Taliban against offensive operations on Tuesday, insisting that the US still has the firepower to conduct air strikes against insurgents.

  9. Health

    2021-06-30

    China's COVID-19 'global public good' turning a bad situation worse?

    Infection rates are spiking in countries that relied on Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines, while leaders in Beijing continue to tout their country's 'greatness' in defeating the virus.

  10. Security

    2021-06-29

    Taliban's assassination of religious scholars aims to suppress dissent

    Estimates vary on the number of Afghan religious scholars who have been murdered in the past year, but the pattern is clear: if you speak against the militant group, your days might be numbered.

  11. Security

    2021-06-28

    Officials confirm Taliban use of children on frontlines in Afghanistan

    Reports also suggest the Taliban are using children to handle explosives and continuing the criminal practice of bacha bazi, the sexual exploitation of boys.

  12. Human Rights

    2021-06-25

    Chinese policies could prevent births of over 4 million Muslim babies in Xinjiang

    Beijing is actively pursuing a policy of decreasing the number of children born to ethnic minorities, and increasing the number of Han Chinese as part of ongoing demographic manipulations.

  13. Security

    2021-06-23

    Taliban rampage in Afghanistan sees torching of dozens of Korans

    The Taliban's burning of the Koran has sparked outrage among religious scholars across Afghanistan, and undermine's group mantra of 'jihad'.

  14. Human Rights

    2021-06-22

    Decoding Iran's vaccine strategy: denial, deception, dishonesty

    As COVID-19 continues to kill Iranians amid the regime's mismanagement, Tehran carries on with deceiving the public and prioritising politics over people's health.

  15. Security

    2021-06-21

    Taliban deprive nearly half-million Afghan children of polio vaccine

    Polio cases are rising in Afghanistan's western region due to the Taliban's 'unforgivable crime' of preventing innocent children from being immunised against the virus, local authorities say.

  16. Human Rights

    2021-06-17

    China accused of 'harvesting' organs from religious, ethnic minorities

    The UN report on Beijing's campaign to harvest organs from prisoners comes amid heightened tensions over the flagrant human rights abuses against Muslims in Xinjiang.

  17. Security

    2021-06-16

    Afghan, Pakistani clerics condemn Taliban's continuation of war in Afghanistan

    The meeting is the first time Pakistani scholars have joined their Afghan counterparts in explicitly supporting the peace process.

  18. Education

    2021-06-15

    Illegal Iranian-run schools in Quetta deemed 'national security' issue

    Iran's school curriculum and its textbooks promote hatred and incite violence against Sunni Muslims, non-Muslims and women, say international groups.

  19. Security

    2021-06-14

    US military vows to pressure al-Qaeda, ISIS after Afghanistan withdrawal

    It will continue to fund and advise Afghan forces fighting the Taliban, and conduct 'over the horizon' air missions, US Central Command commander Gen. Frank McKenzie also said.

  20. Health

    2021-06-11

    United States to donate 500 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to world

    It represents the largest single purchase and donation of COVID-19 vaccines by any single country ever. Pfizer jabs will start being sent out to the world's poorest countries in August.

  21. Security

    2021-06-10

    Arrested Taliban cell in Herat tied to Iran's Revolutionary Guards

    A senior Herat official said the commander of the 7-member cell was directed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to attack and assassinate members of security forces.