Behind Closed Doors in Kabul: How China and Pakistan’s Taliban Summit Threatens America’s Strategic Interests

In an alarming development that ought to trigger urgent scrutiny from Washington, top diplomats from China, Pakistan, and Afghanistan’s Taliban government convened a trilateral summit in Kabul. Ostensibly focused on boosting "political, regional and economic cooperation," this meeting exposes a growing alliance that directly challenges America’s commitment to freedom and stability in the region. The summit brought together Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in discussions hosted by Taliban officials—signaling not only tacit acceptance but active engagement with a regime that remains unrecognized by most of the world due to its oppressive rule and harboring...