China’s Interests in Afghanistan One Year After the U.S. Withdrawal
October 15th, 2022
Via The Jamestown Foundation, a look at China’s interests in Afghanistan one year after the U.S. withdrawal: In late June, a severe earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan. In the immediate aftermath of the disaster, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) announced it would provide 50 million RMB ($7.2 million) in emergency aid, including tents, blankets, cots […]
Read more »Pipe Dreams (cont’d): TAPI
October 10th, 2022
Via Times of Central Asia, the latest on a decades-long vision that seems unlikely to truly advance any time soon: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said that the delegation of the Islamic Emirate (Taliban-led Afghan government) on a visit to Turkmenistan reached agreements on important issues related to the TAPI (Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India) […]
Read more »Taliban Strike Deal With Russia For Key Commodities
September 28th, 2022
Via Business Insider, a report that the Taliban have struck a deal with Russia for supplies of key commodities including oil and wheat: The Taliban have struck a deal with Russia to purchase supplies of key commodities, including oil and wheat. It marks the first major international economic deal the Taliban have made since reclaiming power in […]
Read more »Trial Run for China-Afghan Rail Corridor
September 15th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, an article on the trial period for the new China-Afghan rail corridor: A trial period of three months will see freight trains from China deliver goods to Afghanistan via Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Exports of Afghan goods will follow the same routeback to China. This new railway corridor commenced its trial run on September 13 when […]
Read more »Extension Of CPEC To Afghanistan Could Link Infrastructure Across Continent
September 14th, 2022
Via The Third Pole, a report on the likelihood that road and rail projects will be extended to Afghanistan under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Once the highway becomes a motorway, trucking supplies to Afghanistan will become much faster,” said Shakir Afridi, president of the transport union for Khyber district, in northwest Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Afridi […]
Read more »Afghanistan’s Banking Crisis – Analysis
September 12th, 2022
Via Eurasia Review, an analysis of Afghanistan’s banking crisis: This August, the Interim Taliban Administration (ITA) completed a year in Afghanistan after taking over last year. The withdrawal of foreign troops, enabled by the signing of the Doha Peace Agreement between the United States (US) and the Taliban ultimately resulted in the fall of Kabul. Since […]
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