What starts in Afghanistan does not stay in Afghanistan by Mideastsoccer published on 2021-08-15T08:25:00Z Taliban advances in Afghanistan shift the Central Asian playing field on which China, India and the United States compete with rival infrastructure-driven approaches. At first glance, a Taliban takeover of Kabul would give China a 2:0 advantage against the US and India, but that could prove to be a shaky head start. Genre News & Politics