Post-War Afghanistan Opens Door for Beijing-Tehran Collaboration: Experts

Taliban fighters patrol along a road on the backdrop of a mural pained on the wall of a flyover in Kabul on September 26, 2021. Hoshang Hashimi/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. departure from Afghanistan has opened the doors for greater cooperation between Beijing, Moscow, and Iran in the Central Asian country, experts say.

Both Beijing and Moscow have interests in the estimated $1 trillion worth of minerals in Afghanistan. Yet analysts caution that it may be a long time before any economic goals can be realized.