US Afghan withdrawal : enter China and Taliban

• Main Author: Horta, Loro
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Country and Region Studies; International Political Economy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152785
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

After nearly 20 years of war, more than US$2 trillion spent and 240,000 deaths including 2,312 US military personnel, the United States is withdrawing from Afghanistan with very little to show for its massive investment. China, on the other hand, seems to have made inroads and possibly secured its i...