In Afghanistan, China’s growing investment — and security risks

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With the US and its allies out of Afghanistan, China is eyeing resource extraction including oil and copper in the country, with a deal being struck between the Taliban and the Chinese energy company, Xinjiang Central Asia Petroleum and Gas, earlier this month (the first of its kind since the US left the country). But despite Taliban assurances, there have been growing threats from militant groups within the country such as ISIS-K — the Islamic State offshoot in Afghanistan. To learn more, The World’s Carol Hills spoke with Graeme Smith, a senior consultant for the International Crisis Group, who joined the show from Dubai. 

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