Good article on Pakistani and Chinese support for Taliban and jihadists in Afghanistan. It says that: "Individuals within the Pakistan military said that no fewer than 30,000 jihadists are presently being trained by regular officers and army men, who are, of course, officially "on leave to visit family." Of the trainees, no fewer than 2,000 are being imparted proficiency in high explosives and in the commando-style operations that enabled a handful of operatives to hold off the Indian security establishment for three humiliating days in Mumbai from Nov. 26-28 last year."
The purpose of this assistance is to try to have a Pakistan-friendly regime and groups in Afghanistan and deny Afghanistan to India, which is why China is backing the policy too, acting against rival India.
During the years when the Taliban was in power in Afghanistan, China was among its biggest benefactors, together with Pakistan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
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