China: have established 'open, effective communication' with Taliban

China says it has established an “open and effective communication and consultation with the Afghan Taliban,” following a meeting between representatives of the group and Beijing’s ambassador to Kabul.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin gave no details about the Tuesday meeting between the deputy head of the Taliban’s political office, Abdul Salam Hanafi and Ambassador Wang Yu.

But Wenbin said China considered Kabul to be an “important platform and channel for both sides to discuss important matters of all kinds.”

Last month, China had hosted a delegation led by senior Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar for talks.