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>U.S. targets Chinese Uighur militants as well as Taliban fighters in Afghanistan

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-targets-chinese-uighu...

They were considered terrorists, then at some point during the Syrian regime change project, imported Uyghur fighters became useful allies to the US along with Al Nusra, Al Qaeda and ISIS.

US is also currently rehabilitating an Al Qaeda militant's image to make him the 'Juan Guaido' of Syria...

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/abu-mohammad-al-j...

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zepto|4 years ago

> in Afghanistan

I think this is the relevant phrase, no?

sudosysgen|4 years ago

How is it relevant? They are Uyghurs, and this terrorist group does operate in China too. The fact that this year they stopped being terrorists according to the US does smell like bullshit.

Certainly, the US didn't bomb them for their ethnicity. That doesn't make the statement factually incorrect, the flip-flopping there smells like bullshit and that's what GP was alluding to if we are reading the comment in good faith.