KELEMEN Barbara <br/><br/>
Where next?:  the impact of the Taliban takeover on Afghanistan and the wider surrounding region/ 
Barbara Kelemen 
 -  2021 
<br/><br/> The impact of the Taliban takeover on Afghanistan, China will support it with increases economic aid and counter terrorism capabilities.  Taliban and Al-Qaeda will have close ties as before.  They would not attempt to make any internationalised plot against US in order to stabilise its position.  China may want to take over the vacuum left by the US.  It also has other border related concerns to want to do this. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>AFGHANISTAN--CHINA--ECONOMIC AID--COUNTER TERRORISM--TALIBAN--AL-QAEDA--US MILITARY--INTERNATIONAL SECURITY