Afghan Reconstruction: A Multi-Actor Approach in a Fragmented Landscape

Afghan Reconstruction: A Multi-Actor Approach in a Fragmented Landscape is a high-impact Global Eye Intelligence report that decodes the complex, post-Taliban power matrix shaping Afghanistan’s future. Far from a simple rebuilding exercise, Afghanistan has become a theatre of geopolitical rivalry, security recalibration, and strategic manoeuvring involving the United States, China, Russia, Iran, India, Pakistan, and Gulf intermediaries.

This report analyses how humanitarian crises, mineral wealth, counter-terrorism imperatives, and connectivity corridors intersect with great-power competition. It maps China’s resource-driven engagement under the Belt and Road framework, Russia–Iran maritime and security signalling, India’s infrastructure-led influence strategy, and renewed U.S. interest linked to countering Chinese expansion and recovering abandoned military assets. Special focus is placed on the Taliban’s control over security, narcotics policy, and retained military hardware, alongside the resurgence of ISIS-K and cross-border terrorism risks.

Strategic sections outline future scenarios for regional stability, trade connectivity via the Trans-Afghan Corridor, and the risks of Afghanistan becoming a battleground for proxy competition rather than cooperation.

Afghanistan’s reconstruction will decide not only its destiny, but the balance of power across South and Central Asia. Those who understand this landscape early will anticipate security shocks, investment risks, and diplomatic shifts before they erupt. Follow Global Eye Intelligence to stay ahead of unfolding geopolitical fault lines.