The New York Times – China Urging Afghanistan to Restart Peace Talks With Taliban: Chinese officials are urging the government of Afghanistan to restart peace talks with the Taliban after the last round of discussions collapsed, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said. Click here to read more (external link).

ANI – Afghanistan demands full SCO Membership from China: Afghanistan’s ministry of foreign affairs has asked China to grant it full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).  Afghanistan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani met with his Chinese counterpart A Wang Yi and discussed ways to develop friendly relations and expand bilateral cooperation in different sectors. Click here to read more (external link).