After the United States left Afghanistan and Taliban took over the country in 2021, China wanted to fill the power vacuum by heavily investing in the country, the Afghan Diaspora Network reported, adding that now the Taliban has realised China's real intent.
On December 12, a bomb and gun attack targeted a hotel, where five Chinese nationals were injured and endangered the Afghanistan-China relationship. This attack led to Beijing's tepid approach as China in its advisory asked citizens to leave Afghanistan.
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 21 (ANI): Afghanistan highlights the limits of China's Belt and Road initiative as it is unable to generate change on the ground abroad despite being engaged with the Taliban.