KABUL (April 7): Afghanistan and Pakistan made "useful" progress in talks in China to resolve the conflict that broke out between the South Asian neighbours last October, the Taliban administration in Kabul said on Tuesday. The two Muslim countries have been negotiating to end hostilities in the northwestern Chinese city of Urumqi since last week. Islamabad accuses the Afghan Taliban of harbouring Islamist militants who have launched attacks inside Pakistan. Kabul said more than 400 people were killed in a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul last month before the neighbours suspended the fighting. Pakistan has rejected the Taliban's statements about the strike, saying it "precisely targeted military installations and terrorist support infrastructure".

Source: The Edge Markets April 07, 2026 15:29 UTC