ASSESSMENTS

Afghanistan Joins a New Trilateral Relationship

Nov 13, 2014 | 10:15 GMT

An Afghan-Pakistani-Chinese Relationship Forms
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) accompanies Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (R) during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of The People on Oct. 28 in Beijing.

(Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

Summary

Although the United States will remain involved in Afghanistan, a new arrangement will shape regional security in the post-NATO era as the war-torn country becomes part of a triangular relationship involving China and Pakistan, with Beijing at the center. The neighboring countries need each other for their security and economic imperatives. 

Security and economic needs will draw Kabul, Islamabad and Beijing closer after the NATO drawdown in Afghanistan....

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