China directly mediating between Pakistan and Afghanistan – foreign ministry

Beijing’s special envoy has been shuttling between Kabul and Islamabad to facilitate a ceasefire

Beijing is directly mediating a ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan, neighboring countries that have been engaged in intense fighting since February, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi has had phone conversations with his Afghan and Pakistani counterparts during the past week, the ministry’s spokesperson Lin Jian said in an X post on Monday.