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 […]
Read more »Rich Lode of EV Metals Could Boost Taliban and its New Chinese Partners
July 20th, 2023
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on how the Pentagon dubbed Afghanistan ‘the Saudi Arabia of lithium’ but, now, it is American rivals that are angling to exploit those coveted reserves: Sayed Wali Sajid spent years fighting American soldiers in the barren hills and fertile fields of the Pech River Valley, one of the […]
Read more »In Afghanistan’s Taxi Industry, the Taliban Show How They Govern
July 10th, 2023
Via New Lines Magazine, a report on the Afghan taxi industry and how new uniform cab colors aim at demonstrating the regime’s abilities: On May 20, days after the Kabul General Directorate of Traffic Police and the Ministry of Interior announced a color change for taxis in the city, I was sitting in a dark-colored […]
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