The document discusses China's One Belt One Road (OBOR) policy and its implications for Afghanistan, outlining opportunities such as enhanced trade and infrastructure development, alongside challenges including security issues and regional rivalries. Afghanistan aims to become a regional trade hub, with significant Chinese investments in various sectors. However, obstacles like radicalism, underdeveloped infrastructure, and geopolitical tensions may hinder progress.

1. 16 Feb. 2017 Urumqi-China
China’s One Belt One Road Policy:
What it offers to Afghanistan? Prospects and challenges
Dr. Mujib Rahman Rahimi, Spokesperson to the Afghan Government &
Research Fellow at Department of Government University of Essex UK

2. China’s One Belt One Road Policy:
What it offers to Afghanistan? Prospects and challenges

3. A Dream Came True
Silk Road and its Historical Background

4. A Dream Came True
Silk Road and its Historical Background

5. A Dream Came True
Silk Road and its Historical Background

6. Afghan-China Relations at a Glance
1. Not to lecture you on One Belt One Road
1. The Silk Road Economic Belt and Maritime Silk Road
2. Its needed, important, big and ambitious
3. Focuses on: cooperation through building regional infrastructure,
cohesive common economic policies, increasing cultural exchanges, and
removing trade barriers.
4. Financial assistance: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and
Silk Road Fund.
5. China & Afghanistan enjoy good friendly relations
1. Historical and friendly.
2. Common history, culture and border.
3. Official Diplomatic Relation of 1955 and official recognition of
Chines new government.
4. Supporting China on its foreign policy and desputes
5. China and Afghanistan are currently strategic partners
6. Political
7. Security
8. Economic
9. Peace Talks

7. Afghan-China Relations at a Glance

8. Afghan-China Relations at a Glance

9. Afghan-China Relations at a Glance

10. Afghanistan One Belt One Road:
Prospects & Opportunities
1. Afghanistan new trade & economic approach:
1. Regional connectivity (Central and South Asia)
2. Economic Hub for Trade and Transit
1. Railway links
2. Linking Afghanistan to new sea ports
3. Power transit
4. Gas and Oil transit
5. Lapis Lazuli Transit Trade and Transport Cooperation (Lapis
Lazuli Route)
3. Practical Steps taken by the Afghan Government
1. Mzar Railway between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan
2. Aqina Railway between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan (Lapis
Lazuli Route)
3. TAPI for GAS transit
4. CASA1000 ((Central Asia-South Asia Power Project $1.16 billion)
5. Five nations railway (China, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan
and Iran Dec. 2014)
6. Chabahar Sear Port (Iran, Afghanistan and India)

11. Afghanistan One Belt One Road:
Prospects & Opportunities
One Belt One Road & Afghanistan:
1. Afghanistan supports the project
2. China is the biggest investor in Afghanistan
1. Mes Ainak for copper (2007 4billion US$)
2. Amu Darya Natural Gas Project 2012
3. Afghanistan possible links to the OBOR
1. Quetta-Kandahar
2. Peshawar-Kabul
3. Five nations railway project
4. First Chines Train arrives Hiarattan-Mazar (Sep. 2016)
4. Investing on infrastructure in Afghanistan
1. Transportation, Agriculture and Energy
2. Access to new fund and financial sources
5. Afghanistan’s strive for development and investment
6. Afghanistan’s rich mines and raw materials
7. China’s need for raw materials
8. From aid to trade

12. Afghanistan One Belt One Road:
Prospects & Opportunities

13. Afghanistan One Belt One Road:
Obstacles & Challenges
1. Security
1. Taliban
2. ISIS or DAISH
3. ETIM (East Turkestan Islamic Movement)
2. Radicalism and Extremism
1. Radical interpretation of religion
2. Common struggle to support moderate groups
3. Pakistan, Iran and Saudi Arabia
3. Poor & under developed infrastructure
4. Regional rivalry as obstacle to regional cooperation and trade
1. Pakistan and India
2. Pakistan as hub of terrorism and support for extremism
3. Iran, Saudi and Russia
5. Peace and stability in Afghanistan
1. China’s role in peace talks
2. Influence on Pakistan
6. Strong legitimate and democratic government in Afghanistan
7. Cooperation instead or confrontation
1. US and NATO and China and Russia
2. US new administration cooperation or confrontation
8. Locating Afghanistan in One Belt One Road Strategy

14. Afghanistan One Belt One Road:
Obstacles & Challenges

15. Afghanistan One Belt One Road:
Obstacles & Challenges

16. Afghanistan One Belt One Road:
Obstacles & Challenges

17. The Lapis Lazuli Route is proposed as a critical
transit and trade cooperation arrangement among
Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia,
and Turkey, intended to reduce barriers for transit
and trade and develop a Custom Integration
Procedure in the region.