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What starts in Afghanistan does not stay in Afghanistan: China, India, and Iran grapple with the fallout

What starts in Afghanistan does not stay in Afghanistan: China, India, and Iran grapple with the fallout

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Aug 15, 2021
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Taliban advances in Afghanistan shift the Central Asian playing field on which China, India and the United States compete with rival infrastructure-driven approaches. At first glance, a Taliban takeover of Kabul would give China a 2:0 advantage against the US and India, but that could prove to be a shaky head start.

The potential fall of the US-backed Af…

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