China 'deeply concerned' by Pakistan-Afghanistan clash

Record ID: 2358017

  • Title: China 'deeply concerned' by Pakistan-Afghanistan clash
  • Date: 27th February 2026
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (FEBRUARY 27, 2026) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON, MAO NING, WALKING INTO CONFERENCE ROOM JOURNALISTS SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON, MAO NING, SAYING: "China is closely monitoring the situation. Pakistan and Afghanistan are neighbours that cannot be moved, and both are China's neighbours. As a neighbour
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  • Keywords: Beijing China Diplomacy Foreign Affairs MOFA Ministry Spokesperson afghanistan bombing pakistan taliban
  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • City: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001900527022026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: China is deeply concerned over the escalation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, China's foreign ministry said on Friday (February 27), as Pakistani and Afghan forces clashed after the Taliban launched what it called retaliatory strikes on Pakistani installations.
    China has been mediating the conflict through it own channels, foreign ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning, said during a regular press conference. China is willing to play a constructive role in cooling the situation, she added.
    Pakistan carried out air strikes on Afghanistan's major cities overnight, officials in Islamabad and Kabul said on Friday, escalating months of border clashes between the Islamic neighbours.
    The air and ground strikes, which hit Taliban military posts, headquarters and ammunition depots in multiple sectors along the border, came after Afghanistan launched an attack on Pakistani border forces, the officials said.
    Both sides reported heavy losses in the fighting, which Pakistan's defence minister said amounted to an "open war."
    (Production: Alessandro Diviggiano)
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