Afghanistan opens potential China trade route to Persian Gulf
Experts say new road via Wakhan Corridor remains a long way off becoming operational
"The [Belt and Road Initiative], at least in West Asia, is as much about securing western China"
“If Afghanistan represents one end of the spectrum, a place where the oppression of women and girls has reached dystopian, Handmaid’s Tale levels, what about the vast middle ground?” asks Sarah Little in a guest essay
Illustration: Sam Kerr
🚨 AFGHANISTAN TO HOST INDIA IN INDIA. 🚨
- Afghanistan will host team India in Delhi for the 3 match T20i series on 13th, 15th and 17th September. (Cricinfo).
In Afghanistan, the United States “might have seen a better outcome, or at least a shorter war, if officials had more seriously debated withdrawal earlier, pursued negotiations sooner, and, in some cases, recognized the bias instilled by a distaste for defeat,” writes Carter Malkasian.