ViolenceGay man is raped and beaten by the Taliban

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[–]JulienMayfair 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

China wants access to the billions or trillions of dollars of rare earth mineral resources sitting unexploited in Afghanistan, and China doesn't care about human rights.

There are so many entities in that region working against U.S. interests that it was never going to be possible to sustain a U.S.-supported democracy there. They did not want the U.S. to have a friendly base of operations in the region or for U.S. based companies to be able to mine Afghanistan's mineral resources.

[–]ArthnoldManacatsaman🇬🇧🌳🟦 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Absolutely, but the Taliban need the Chinese on side as much as the Chinese want those sweet resources. They know that if their hardcore Islamist nonsense spreads across the border into Xinjiang (already a febrile area at the best of times) the Chinese will shut that shit down double fast.

[–]JulienMayfair 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yes, China -- as they have proven in recent years -- would not hesitate to employ brutal methods to achieve their ends.

[–]Chipit 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, China America -- as they have proven in recent years -- would not hesitate to employ brutal methods to achieve their ends.