China isn't interested in a power grab in Afghanistan | View

The Afghan government's collapse, the Taliban's subsequent capture of Kabul, and horrific scenes of abandonment at the capital's airport shell-shocked international observers over the past week. Afghans clinging on to a US Air Force jet in a desperate bid to flee the country painfully reminded the apparent failures of costly military assistance and external intervention. While the West ponders over what went wrong and scrambles to evacuate nationals and their local aides, millions of Afghans fear for their lives and future in a repressive, Taliban-led regime. Perhaps unsurprisingly, a spate of provocative narratives has emerged about how America's withdrawal relates…