Washington DC, July 11 -- As the US is merely weeks away from completing military withdrawal from Afghanistan, speculation is rife that China may step into the country which is often described as the "graveyard of empires".

Afghanistan has a known history for its ability to resist powerful states. The British Empire lost a conflict there in 1842. The mighty Soviet Union faced defeat at the hands of US-backed mujahideen during the 1980s.

Now, after the two-decade travail in Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden announced in April that the US had "achieved its 2001 objectives" and would withdraw from the country.

According to The National Interest magazine, although the Taliban have violated the Afghan peace deal, the US withdrawal is now ...