The optimal situation for the government of Afghanistan is:
All Americans out of their country with a) maximum humiliation and b) minimum physical trauma.
Having an air assault on Bagram (which could possibly succeed) is not in their interests. Having pitched battles in the streets of Kabul to “rescue” Americans who they want gone anyway is also not in their interests.
Anything which promotes the peaceful reunification of China IS in the Taliban’s interests, for many reasons. Having America’s loser-paper tiger status playing on TV for weeks HELPS China. Provoking America into killing Taliban DOES NOT help China.
Correct.