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Taliban Call China A Friend, Promise Not To Help Uyghurs Muslims From Xinjiang: Report Indiatimes 9 hours ago © Provided by Indiatimes The Taliban has said it sees China as a “friend" of Afghanistan and assured Beijing there would be no hosting of Islamic militants from the volatile Xinjiang province, which is a major worry for the Chinese government, as per a report by PTI. The comments came as the Taliban made territorial gains amid the withdrawal of US forces. China has already evacuat...

Afghan Taliban sees China as a friend, says wont host Uyghur militants from Xinjiang Firstpost 10 hours ago Press Trust of India © Provided by Firstpost Afghan Taliban sees China as a friend, says wont host Uyghur militants from Xinjiang The Taliban has said it sees China as a "friend" of Afghanistan and assured Beijing that it would not host Uyghur Islamic militants from the volatile Xinjiang province, which is a major worry for the Chinese government, according to a media...

Proposed government initiatives to address ‘fake news’ would further curtail digital rights and freedom of expression in Thailand, said ARTICLE 19.

WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) - Of all the issues that have roiled ties between China and the West since the pandemic emerged, none has been more sensitive in Beijing than questions about the origin of Covid-19.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The EU is India’s largest trading partner; India, in turn, is only the EU’s tenth largest trading partner. And despite the two often having expressed an interest in closer trade and political relations, there has been no visible progress made in the last years. Ahead of the EU-India Leaders Summit on 8 May 2021, host  Mark Leonard talks to  Frédéric Grare, senior policy fellow with ECFR’s Asia Programme,  Raja Mohan, director of the Institute of South Asian S...

(Last Updated On: May 2, 2021) US Forces Afghanistan hit back at insurgents on Saturday night after foreign forces were targeted in a rocket attack at the Kandahar Airfield. According to Colonel Sonny Leggett, USFOR-A spokesman: “US Forces conducted a precision strike this evening, destroying additional rockets aimed at the airfield.” He said Kandahar Airfield received “ineffective indirect fire this afternoon” but added no injuries to personnel had been reported nor had t...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves after a function at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters following a state election in New Delhi, India, November 11, 2020. — AP/File India’s hospitals were packed with coronavirus patients, relatives of the sick scrambled to find supplies of oxygen, and crematoriums were running near full capacity to handle the dead. Yet despite those clear signs of an overwhelming health crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pressed ahead with a densely packed ...

(Last Updated On: May 2, 2021) At least ten people were wounded in a fire that broke out at a fuel station in PD 17 in Kabul city on Saturday evening, the Interior Ministry (MoI) said. According to the ministry, the incident took place in the Karez-e Mir area in Shakardara district, Kabul province. The MoI stated that firefighters are trying to extinguish the fire. “Dozens of fuel tankers were burnt in tonight’s major fire in Karez-e Mir area in Shakardara district, Kabul prov...

(Last Updated On: May 1, 2021) The death toll in Logar’s truck bomb blast has risen to 26, local officials said Saturday afternoon. According to the officials, an explosive-loaded truck detonated at a guesthouse while people were breaking their fast on Friday evening. The officials stated that most of the victims were students, who were waiting to take the university entrance exam (Kankor). At least 110 others were wounded in the explosion. “The blast took place at around 7 pm...

Biden leaves China a Xinjiang terrorism problem with US exit from Afghanistan