Uyghur activists protest China’s treatment of Uyghurs on Jan. 19, 2020, in Berlin. China has in recent years extended its crackdown on the Uyghurs, a Muslim minority of China, beyond its borders. Uyghurs in now Taliban-controlled Afghanistan fear that China may enter the vacuum that the U.S. left behind, putting their lives at risk.

First published in the August 27, 2021, 10:18 p.m. edition

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