Taliban and Afghanistan as whole could be a failed state in the coming years. One factor people here have overlooked is the tribalism in Afghanistan. Many see the Taliban as pashtun dominated entity, rather then a inclusive, multi-ethnic and fair organization.
Taliban picking China as their friend is beneficial for them. They need a strong ally and China needs Afghanistans massive untapped resources.
One thing I hate is the fact that many muslim countries due to being poor or corrupt tend to be Chinas friend. The bastards are massacring Uighurs as we speak. A whole genocide and the world is silent. I pray that China gets what coming for them
I don't think the Uyghurs are being genocided any more than Muslims in the West are being genocided.
I think they are having some kind of "moderate Islam" pushed on them and I do think they've had some feminist stuff pushed on them (in fact, the feminist stuff being pushed on us in the West is more extreme than whatever feminism has been pushed on them).
I don't like it but it's small potatoes compared to the US bombing and invading people.
I think the whole situation with the Uyghurs is being super exaggerated to promote Western interests.
The fact is the US and the West don't want a nonwhite country becoming a superpower.