In recent days, the Baku meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), once again saw Chinese and Russian officials-particularly Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi-express serious concern over what they call the “threat of terrorism emanating from Afghan soil.”

In a political move that is by no means unprecedented, the regime in Azerbaijan entered a new phase of its campaign against Islam between July and October 2026, following the adoption of stringent amendments to the Law on General Education. Under executive directives drafted by the Cabinet of Ministers, a standardized school uniform was mandated—