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  • ISIS Puts China On Notice by Recruiting Minorities for Attacks in Afghanistan

    10/22/2021 11:35:11 PM PDT · by blueplum · 8 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 21 October 2021 | TOM O'CONNOR
    ....Though infamously intolerant of those not adhering to its ultraconservative brand of Sunni Islam, ISIS has opened its arms to members of all ethnic backgrounds, from East to West. Now, as ISIS entrenches itself in Afghanistan, the group appears to be exploiting existing divisions to challenge neighboring countries, with China high on the list. "The message being sent is political and geo-strategic," Yun Sun, co-director of the East Asia Program and director of the China Program at the Stimson Center, told Newsweek. "It is messaging that ISKP is continuing the course in Afghanistan against foreign enemies. It is putting China...