An Afghan border policeman leads U.S. soldiers down a dirt road in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, June 3, 2012. (DoD)
Harold Hutchison, We Are The Mighty: Why China will soon have a secret base in Afghanistan
Afghanistan has seen a lot of fighting since the Soviet invasion in December 1979. The Soviets ended up building bases in the war-torn country. So did the United States, which has been in Afghanistan since October 2001. Now, the Chinese Communists are reportedly building a base in northeastern Afghanistan, giving them a foothold in Central Asia.
According to a report by Eurasianet.org, the base is being built for the Afghan Armed Forces. Both Chinese and Afghan sources denied these reports, but Fergana News, which broke the story originally, confirmed that the base is being built in the northeastern Afghan province of Badakhshan, which borders Tajikistan. On the other side of Tajikistan, further to the east, is the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China.
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WNU Editor: The U.S. is OK with this Chinese involvement .... Pentagon thinks China could be a partner in Afghanistan (Navy Times).
More News On Reports That China Wants To Build A Military Base In Afghanistan
China Denies Plans to Build Military Base on Afghan-Tajik Border -- Eurasianet.org
What Is China’s Military Doing on the Afghan-Tajik Border? -- Eurasia Daily Monitor
Pentagon sees potential for cooperation with China in Afghanistan: official -- Asia Times
China’s latest move in the graveyard of empires -- Pepe Escobar, Asia Times
