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China Pushes Ceasefire, Direct Talks Between Pakistan and Afghanistan

Beijing deploys shuttle diplomacy, urging restraint to keep cross-border violence from widening.

Thick black smoke is seen through a destroyed truck at the private airline Kam Air's fuel depot after a strike in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, March 13, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
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China presses Pakistan, Afghanistan to pursue talks and ceasefire

Overview

  • Wang Yi urged an immediate ceasefire and warned that further use of force would worsen the crisis during a call with Afghan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi.
  • The Chinese Foreign Ministry said its special envoy is shuttling between Islamabad and Kabul to mediate, calling the prevention of escalation the most urgent task.
  • Pakistan’s Foreign Office publicly welcomed China’s initiative to defuse tensions between the neighbors.
  • Business Recorder reported that China may convene a trilateral meeting in Beijing to pursue a lasting ceasefire, with separate reporting suggesting Xi Jinping has taken personal interest.
  • Pakistan launched Operation Ghazablil-Haq last month after deadly attacks traced to Afghan soil, while Kabul’s top diplomat reaffirmed that Afghanistan seeks regional peace and will not allow its territory to be used for attacks.