Afghanistan’s $6.5B Mine Deals with China, Others Dig Up Questions
September 18th, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on how the Taliban face feasibility and security doubts as their regime aims to shore up economy: An Afghan Taliban drive to stabilize the economy and improve sentiment toward the regime through new mining deals with Chinese and other companies is drawing skepticism. Faced with international sanctions and a bleak economic […]
Read more »China and The Taliban: Friends In Need Of Each Other?
September 16th, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, commentary on China’s relationship with Afghanistan, where investment creeps forward amid continued security worries: In a portentous marker of the second anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul, officials from the Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs last month tweeted a photo from a meeting with visiting executives from China’s Huawei Technologies. The […]
Read more »Afghanistan, an Energy Eldorado for China?
August 24th, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, a report on China’s interest in Afghanistan’s energy resources: August 2021 was a key date for the Asian continent. That month was marked by the failure of the United States in Afghanistan, which, after 20 years of occupation and the fight against terrorism, had to leave the country in haste, leaving it […]
Read more »Trans-Afghan Railway Project
August 6th, 2023
Via The Frontier Post, a report that Afghanistan has invited Russia and Kazakhstan to participate in constructing the Trans-Afghan railway project: Afghanistan invited Russia and Kazakhstan to participate in constructing the Trans-Afghan railway project. The acting minister of Commerce and Industry, Nooruddin Azizi, asked both countries to take part in a project to build a […]
Read more »Afghanistan in China’s Grand Strategy
August 4th, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how China’s active engagement in the country’s affairs is driven by Afghanistan’s strategic position at the crossroads of Central and South Asia, coupled with its abundant natural resources: China’s grand strategy encompasses several goals, including safeguarding its economic interests, expanding global influence, and ensuring stability within its borders and periphery. […]
Read more »Trans-Afghan Railway to Connect Uzbekistan with Pakistan
July 25th, 2023
Via Dawn, a report on a planned trans-Afghan railway, connecting Uzbekistan with Pakistan: Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan will sign a joint protocol on Tuesday (today) to connect the Uzbek rail network with Pakistan Railways. The route for this connection will pass through Termiz in Uzbekistan, Mazar-i-Sharif and Logar in Afghanistan, and culminate in Pakistan via […]
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