Quest for Peace in Afghanistan: Analysis of China’s Regional Policy after US Withdrawal

Authors

  • Hashmat Ullah Khan Post-Doctoral Researcher Middle East Institute, Northwest University China
  • Asif Iqbal Dawar Researcher at CEsA – Centre for African and Asian Studies, Lisbon School of Economics and Management, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Minhas Majeed Khan Faculty member of the Department of International Relations at the University of Peshawar, Pakistan.

Abstract

Peace and stability are critical for Afghanistan's and regional countries' security and socioeconomic interests.  It is also necessary for landmark project of China, the Belt and Road Initiative, in the region. Therefore, China is consistently making concrete efforts for peace and stability in Afghanistan. The withdrawal of United States without restoration of peace and stability has created a situation where there is likelihood of civil war in the country. An unstable Afghanistan would prove fatal for the interests and security of China as well as other neighbouring countries. On one hand, it has created security threats to Chinese interests and investment in Afghanistan and on the other hand militant organizations like Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) and Turkmenistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) regrouped their militants that posed direct threat to security and stability of China. The current study attempts to analyse the Chinese quest and pursuit for peace and stability in Afghanistan and whether China possible role along with the regional countries to establish a regional bloc of countries, like Pakistan, Russia Iran and Turkey could be workable for restoration of peace and stability in Afghanistan or not after the US and NATO forces withdrawal?

Author Biographies

Hashmat Ullah Khan, Post-Doctoral Researcher Middle East Institute, Northwest University China

Dr. Hashmat Ullah Khan is currently a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Middle East Institute, Northwest University China. He has published many papers in different Web of Science and SCOPUS indexed Journals. In addition, visited Russia in 2018 and Turkey in 2017 to participate in International Conferences. His area of research interest is Pakistan’s interests in Central Asia, foreign policy of China, China-Afghanistan Relations and Central Asian Affairs.

Asif Iqbal Dawar, Researcher at CEsA – Centre for African and Asian Studies, Lisbon School of Economics and Management, University of Lisbon, Portugal.

Asif Iqbal Dawar is currently working as a researcher at CEsA – Centre for African and Asian Studies, Lisbon School of Economics and Management, University of Lisbon, Portugal. He holds a master’s degree in International Relations from Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway. His area of expertise covers particularly development, livelihood, humanitarian assistance and post-conflict reconstruction intervention.

Minhas Majeed Khan, Faculty member of the Department of International Relations at the University of Peshawar, Pakistan.

Prof. Dr. Minhas Majeed Khan is currently working as a faculty member in the Department of International Relations at the University of Peshawar, Pakistan. Her area of research interests is foreign policy decision-making, Countering Violent Extremism, Conflict resolution and Regional Politics of South, Southwest and Central Asia.

Published

2023-04-03

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2023): Spring 2023

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