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Taliban’s top diplomat will travel to Pakistan later this week to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang that could include extending a Belt and Road Initiative to Afghanistan.
Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi will discuss “regional stability and connectivity” in the meeting, according to Hafiz Zia Ahmad, a deputy Afghanistan foreign ministry spokesman. Muttaqi will also participate in the sixth trilateral meeting, attended by Qin and Pakistan’s foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.