The trilateral mechanism, launched by China in 2017 and revived in 2022, serves as an important platform for the three ...

China told Afghanistan on Wednesday that Beijing was keen on exploring and mining minerals in Afghanistan and wanted Kabul to ...

According to China’s foreign ministry, Pakistan and Afghanistan both signaled readiness to upgrade diplomatic ties and agreed ...

Top diplomats from Pakistan, China, and Afghanistan have met in Kabul to boost political and economic cooperation.

China has called for greater counterterrorism cooperation with Afghanistan, including joint patrols along the narrow strip of land that forms their only shared border. "China supports the prompt ...

The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) allegations are based on the exploitation of Balochistan's natural resources and the denial ...

China has been seeking greater economic and security involvement in Afghanistan since the US withdrawal in August 2021 as it looks to fill the vacuum left by the US.

The deal with the Afghan government would reportedly extend the $62 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a project started in 2013. Chang, however, speculated that extending the BRI may end ...

Resource-hungry China does stand to benefit from closer ties with Afghanistan's new leaders. Afghanistan is rich in minerals, from gold, aluminum and iron ore, to the so-called rare earth metals ...

In April, China spearheaded the Tunxi Initiative, which corralled Afghanistan’s neighbors and Russia to support reconstruction and economic assistance in the war-torn country.

China hopes to fill the political void left by America's hasty retreat, but Afghanistan isn't called the “graveyard of empires” for nothing.

Afghanistan provides China with a potential path to Iran and Turkey that avoids the Pacific Ocean, where the U.S. and its allies wield power. It also allows China to circumvent Central Asian ...