The country needs to explore a new model of overseas investment in Afghanistan to protect Chinese entrepreneurs in the war-torn country, experts said, as an uncertain security and political future has held back investors.

Yin Gang, a researcher of Middle East affairs at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said security is the first issue to tackle if Afghanistan wants to attract more overseas investors.

He suggested that China explore a new model of overseas investment in Afghanistan, a package that includes both business cooperation and permission for China to deploy its own security forces to protect the enterprises.