Pakistan and Afghanistan have begun a fresh round of talks in China in an effort to end months of fighting, sources from both countries told Reuters. Both sides have suffered heavy losses in the cross-border violence, but Afghanistan has borne the brunt. Islamabad launched air raids on the Afghan capital Kabul last month, killing an estimated 400 people in a strike on a hospital used to treat drug addicts, Afghanistan’s Taliban government said. Pakistani authorities have long accused Afghanistan of harboring armed groups who carry out attacks inside Pakistan, which Kabul denies. Chinese intervention is reported to have eased fighting last month but stopped short of securing a full truce.
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Pakistan and Afghanistan have begun a fresh round of talks in China in an effort to end months of fighting, sources from both countries told Reuters. Both sides have suffered heavy losses in the cross-border violence, but Afghanistan has borne the brunt. Islamabad launched air raids on the Afghan capital Kabul last month, killing an estimated 400 people in a strike on a hospital used to treat drug addicts, Afghanistan’s Taliban government said. Pakistani authorities have long accused Afghanistan of harboring armed groups who carry out attacks inside Pakistan, which Kabul denies. Chinese intervention is reported to have eased fighting last month but stopped short of securing a full truce.