At the construction site of a residential building complex financed by China 19th Metallurgical Group Corporation Limited (MCC19), in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 24, 2024. SAIFURAHMAN SAFI / XINHUA VIA AFP
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Narrative Three years after the fall of Kabul, the Taliban regime, which is not officially recognized by any state, is seeking to normalize its international relations, particularly with China.
She has dyed pink hair, sunglasses, a t-shirt, she is hilarious and brandishes a machine gun. She stands back to back with a Taliban in military uniform, same pose, same weapon. The media Afghanistan International, based in London, has received dozens of these types of photos. They all show Chinese tourists posing with Taliban, some wearing hijabs, but most with hair blowing in the wind and outfits not covering. In a video, relayed by TikTok, Chinese tourist influencers film their exchanges with the fighters: “What origin are you from? says a couple to a young 21-year-old Taliban. You are very beautiful. » In another sequence, we see them joking about beards or “very long nose” from another.
While in Afghanistan, women have gradually disappeared from public life and are now reduced to silence, these images raise questions. According to Afghanistan International, they illustrate the Taliban's attempt to “normalize” their international diplomatic relations, particularly with China. Since the fall of Kabul in August 2021, many capitals have cut ties with the new Afghan power, which no country at least…
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