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  Security

  2021-11-11

  Global concerns mount as China rapidly expands nuclear arsenal

  China could have 700 deliverable nuclear warheads by 2027 and could top 1,000 by 2030 -- an arsenal two-and-a-half times the size of what the US military predicted only a year ago.

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  Security

  2021-11-08

  Taliban supreme leader's warning on infiltrators exposes deep divisions

  Taliban infiltrators 'must be eradicated as soon as possible', said Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada in a statement, as divisions grow over China, the group's leadership, and the fight against ISIS.

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  Security

  2021-10-18

  Massive heroin seizures expose border concerns in Afghanistan, Iran

  Russia, Iran, Pakistan and China are major smuggling routes and huge markets for drugs originating from Afghanistan, and local vendors say prices have skyrocketed since the Taliban came to power.

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  Security

  2021-10-15

  Pakistan International Airlines suspends Kabul flights over 'unprofessional' Taliban

  Flights were frequently delayed and Taliban officials were often 'derogatory' and on at least one occasion physically violent with airline staff, sources at the airline said.

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  Security

  2021-10-13

  Uighur ISIS suicide bomber spotlights Taliban's risky ties with China

  Beijing is achieving its political, security and economic ambitions by using the Taliban to suppress Uighurs in Afghanistan -- a reckless move that threatens to ignite sectarian strife, analysts say.

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  Security

  2021-10-08

  Concerns mount over link between Chinese phones and security risks

  The Xiaomi -- the most popular smartphone in Europe -- was found to contain a built-in censorship tool, while national security risks continue to trouble world governments.

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  Security

  2021-10-05

  Taliban's oppression of minorities raises spectre of civil war

  Members of the Iran-backed Fatemiyoun Division and other groups see the Taliban's discrimination against Afghanistan's Shia minority as cause for war.

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  Security

  2021-09-24

  Pakistan, China eye with concern Afghan Taliban ties to terror groups

  Afghanistan's two neighbours are urging the Taliban to cut ties with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and East Turkestan Islamic Movement.

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  Security

  2021-09-23

  China's saber-rattling alarms its watchful, fearful neighbours

  Taiwan's recent exercise simulating an invasion by China serves as a stark reminder to bordering countries in Central Asia and elsewhere of Beijing's growing belligerence.

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  Security

  2021-09-22

  Senior al-Qaeda member's public return to Nangarhar underscores worries

  Amin-ul-Haq, a top al-Qaeda leader, publicly returned to his hometown in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover of the country -- the latest evidence of ongoing ties between the two groups.