<![CDATA[China Reportedly Negotiating Creation of Military Base With Afghanistan (Sputniknews)]]>The military base will be reportedly constructed in Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Badakhshan that borders China’s Xinjiang – a restive region with a Muslim Uighur minority that Beijing views as a potential source of instability.
The Chinese and Afghan officials are discussing the construction of a base in Wakhan Corridor, a remote mountainous strip that is isolated from the rest of Afghanistan, according to Afghan Defense Ministry deputy spokesman Mohammad Radmanesh.
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