Dynamics of Afghanistan`s Evolving Situation: Repercussions on Pakistan and China Pakistan Economic Corridor Security

Abstract

Afghanistan's evolving situation is fluid to predict global and regional dynamics in politics, economy, and regional security. The building scenarios are yet to be fixed inside Afghanistan, which would pass to regional countries and world powers like the USA, China, and Russia. In similar lines, American withdrawal does not seem to be a complete evacuation of US interests from Afghanistan. The uncertain movements inside and around Afghanistan are key to yield any cost and benefit of socio-political, geo-economic and strategic scenarios for Afghanistan and regional powers in action; Pakistan yet is central to this point. In this context, the current paper highlights different scenarios after the physical withdrawal of the US troops from Afghanistan, its evolving scenarios, and its implications for the China-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC) and Pakistan. The paper distributes the possible scenarios in tentative four likely components. The first section explains the dimensions of political setups coming out from the possible vacuum created by the US withdrawal. The second major scenario is reflected and described in terms of economic problems after the takeover of the Afghanistan Taliban. The third dimension explains the security situation internally and its repercussions on CPEC and Pakistan. Finally, the paper provides serious and conscious policy guidelines to the policymakers in Pakistan.