By Shi Jiangtao China has been reluctant to fill the void left by the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, with pundits citing ‘no illusions about great influence over the Taliban’ and lingering security risks Source: Why China is still on the sidelines in Afghanistan, 2 years after messy US troop pull-out
By Zhao Ziwen But the risk of sanctions and security factors mean Chinese companies are still reluctant to invest in Afghanistan, says academic. Source: Signs of Chinese business life return to Afghanistan 2 years after the Taliban’s takeover
By War News Updates Editor Hundreds of musicians have fled Afghanistan to escape the Taliban’s restrictions on music. Image: Afghanistan’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice/AFP BBC: Afghanistan: Taliban burn ‘immoral’ musical instruments The Taliban have burned musical instruments in Afghanistan, claiming music “causes moral corruption”. Thousands of dollars […]