Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani chats with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan December 15, 2018.REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
KABUL (Reuters) - China pledged to help Afghanistan and Pakistan overcome longstanding suspicions, as officials from the three nations met on Saturday in the latest round of diplomacy aimed at opening talks with the Taliban to end the Afghan war.
China, a close ally of Pakistan, has lately deepened its economic and political ties with Kabul and is using its influence to try to bring the two uneasy South Asian neighbours closer, at a time when the United States has sought Pakistan's help with faltering Afghan peace talks.
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