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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-08T16:08:35.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nPakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to avoid any escalation in their armed conflict, during talks hosted by China in recent days, Beijing said Wednesday.\n\nThe neighbors and one-time allies have been locked in violent confrontation over claims from Islamabad that Afghanistan is harboring militants responsible for cross-border attacks, which the Taliban government denies.\n\nHostilities escalated sharply at the end of February, when Pakistani airstrikes were followed by an Afghan ground offensive, with Islamabad declaring an \"open war\".\n\n\"Representatives from China, Afghanistan and Pakistan held a week of informal meetings in Urumqi, Xinjiang, from April 1 to 7,\" Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Wednesday.\n\nThe three delegations \"engaged in frank and pragmatic discussions in a positive atmosphere\", she said at a regular news conference in Beijing.\n\nAccording to the spokeswoman, Afghanistan and Pakistan stated \"their commitment to resolving their differences as soon as possible and realizing a return to normalcy in bilateral relations, agreeing not to take any actions that would escalate or complicate the situation\".\n\nDiplomats from Pakistan and Afghanistan had already reported the China-hosted talks last week, but Beijing had not confirmed them.\n\nA truce implemented during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, concluded on March 24.\n\nThe land border between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been almost completely closed during the fighting, resulting in significant economic consequences.",
  "title": "Afghanistan, Pakistan agree to avoid escalation: China"
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