Chinese Foreign Minister Talks Afghanistan With U.S. Counterpart

What’s new: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed Afghan affairs, including potential actions to be taken by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a phone conversation Sunday, the second in two weeks, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Wang said “it is necessary for all parties to make contact with the Taliban and guide it actively.” He also called on the U.S. “to work with the international community to provide Afghanistan with urgently needed economic, livelihood and humanitarian assistance and help the new Afghan political structure maintain normal operation of government institutions.”