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Central Asia is considered a vital region. Recently, China has used the idea of ​​soft power as an important tool in its foreign policy in the region. This article seeks to answer the questions of what is soft power and how has China used it against Central Asian countries? In response to the questions, it has been hypothesized that China has used soft diplomacy as an important tool in foreign policy to create a secure and peaceful environment in the interests of its national interests and to present a favorable image of itself among Central Asian countries. Extensively regulate its energy and limit the dominance of other powerful actors in the region. In this context, this study, using library resources and descriptive-analytical methods, focuses on the argument that soft power can play an important role in shaping China's attractiveness among other countries. To this end, China has used a variety of tools from soft power sources, including Chinese culture, language, art, aid, Chinese trade and investment. China's interest in using soft power stems from its national interests. These national interests include trying to create a peaceful environment for its economic growth, meeting its growing energy needs, and minimizing the influence of other powers, especially the United States and Russia. China has increasingly used cultural diplomacy to make it a key tool in its strategy among Central Asian countries.
 

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The failure of the various policies and strategies of the United States regarding the war and peace of Afghanistan will cause the fall of the republic and the entry of the Islamic Emirate of the Taliban. After these events, the United States pitted the Taliban against the new Afghan government. Because America cannot continue this policy. Inevitably, you should start a dialogue or a confrontation with the Islamic Emirate. For this reason, the American government always adjusts its foreign policy towards the country of Afghanistan with its geographical power, internal politics of that country, the atmosphere governing the international structure and also influencing its types or competitors in West Asia. After the events of September 11, 2001, the relations between Afghanistan and America have been strategic in any way, which includes all the relations between the two countries. In this regard, the present researcher is looking for an answer to the question, "What are the reasons for the change in the paradigm of American foreign policy towards the Islamic Emirate of the Taliban?" The method used in this research is qualitative, descriptive-analytical, and the method of collecting library resources using books, articles, and newspapers. The hypothesis of the research is that the United States of America has been aggressive to establish power in Afghanistan, but the reason for the change in the country's political positions is to rebalance. Emergence as a superpower and transfer of America from Afghanistan to East Asia and failure in the fight against terrorism.