The administrative change hints at China’s plan for greater integration with Afghanistan – and beyond to Central Asia.

BEIJING — China’s government said Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed not to escalate their conflict and to “explore a comprehensive solution” after several weeks of cross-border fighting between the ...

After unsuccessful efforts to mediate between Pakistan and Afghanistan by Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye, China initiated efforts to resolve the conflict in its neighborhood, which Pakistan has ...

BEIJING (AP) — Peace talks between Afghanistan’s Taliban government and Pakistan are advancing, China’s government said Friday, two days after those countries resumed conversations following weeks of ...