Reunified Pakistani Taliban threatens China's Belt and Road

Factions regroup under an al-Qaeda umbrella with foothold near Xinjiang

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Pakistani troops arrive to repel an attack on an air force base in Peshawar in late 2015. © Reuters

ZIA UR REHMAN, Contributing writer

PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- As peace negotiations between the Afghan Taliban and the government in Kabul continue, Pakistan's leading Taliban group, which operates from Afghanistan, has announced the reunification of various breakaway factions.

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