Foreign ministers of China, Pakistan and the Taliban held a trilateral summit in Kabul, the first formal talks since 2023. From terrorism to trade, the ministers discussed multiple issues of mutual ...

The Afghan Taliban will host a trilateral meeting with China and Pakistan in Kabul on Wednesday — the first such high-level ...

Amid a major diplomatic push by China across South Asia, Beijing is looking to strengthen ties between the two neighbors at ...

China has taken a cautious approach to the Taliban since the US withdrawal in 2021, repeatedly urging it to help fight ...

Mining, Belt and Road participation feature in trilateral meetings between China, Afghanistan and Pakistan in Kabul.

The Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Dialogue was held in Kabul on August 20, amidst tensions between the Taliban and Pakistan, ...

China, for its part, has resumed engagement with India, Pakistan’s arch adversary and its key competitor for regional ...

The Taliban spokesperson for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum told Bloomberg that China has drilled about 10 wells in Afghanistan and produces about 5,000 barrels of oil per day.

China has supplied weapons and logistical support to the Taliban for decades, and American presidents have ignored Beijing’s ties to the group, even when those weapons were used against U.S. forces.

The Taliban's momentum as U.S. forces withdraw is awkward for China, which has blamed religious extremism as a destabilizing force in its western Xinjiang region and has long worried that Taliban ...

What Beijing has offered the Taliban so far is an open hand and a hint of legitimacy. Taliban leaders have pledged to leave Chinese interests alone and not to harbor anti-China extremist groups.

But for China, a neighbor of Afghanistan with substantial investment in the region, the security challenges posed by the abrupt return of the Taliban are far more pressing than any strategic ...