The EastWest Institute has assembled an overview of the challenges and opportunities facing Afghanistan, China and the wider region as they pursue China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for a cooperative, mutually-beneficial way forward. These conclusions are accompanied by a series of recommendations pertaining to the implementation of BRI and other initiatives as well as to the adoption of a coherent regional economic vision in the face of political, security and development challenges.

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Photo: "Afghani Supply Trucks" (CC BY-NC 2.0) by Scorpio's Sting