Published: July 29th, 2021,
Last updated: May 31st, 2022
The US leaves through the front door – China slips in through the back. Well, the current situation in Afghanistan is not quite that simple. While the withdrawal of US troops is still in progress, China’s Foreign Minister Wang is already meeting with a Taliban delegation. The downside of this move is that Wang is making the dreaded holy warriors seem respectable; on a positive note, he is urging them to submit to the Afghan government. China’s presence can do a lot of good. The new superpower is taking a completely different approach, one that perhaps acknowledges the reality in the country rather than assuming pretty theories.