Update on China-Afghanistan Relations
This monthly update highlights major events, statements, and bilateral interactions driving China''s relations with Afghanistan at a time when the Taliban sees China as a crucial
It is assumed that China and Afghanistan, by leveraging economic opportunities stemming from Afghanistan's natural resources and joint infrastructure projects, can strengthen their relations, provided both countries manage security challenges and regional competition wisely to ensure the necessary stability for such cooperation.
Hamaun Afghan, spokesperson for Afghanistan's Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, said the decision was approved by the Taliban's Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund. The ministry said the Chinese side didn't deliver its promised investments on time, didn't pay royalties or finish promised geological surveys and infrastructure projects.
It is also contingent upon the cohesion and continuity of the Taliban's own China policy. Economically, the Taliban have also tried to diversify, with other countries showing interest in investing economically in Afghanistan, even as China remains the more visible power in the country.
In the first six months of 2021 alone, Chinese investments in the country reached US$2.4 million. In March 2025, the chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency met acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi and expressed China's willingness to work with Afghanistan and expand development cooperation.
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