China says it would host a digital assembly of Central and South Asian state leaders to debate the state of affairs in Afghanistan. The assembly of members of the China and Russia dominated Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is scheduled for Thursday. Afghanistan is an observer member of the grouping, nevertheless it wasn’t clear if any representatives from the Taliban management could be attending. China hasn’t stated whether or not it would recognise the brand new Afghan authorities who’ve excluded exterior events and ladies, though it has courted its management and saved its Kabul Embassy open. The authorities and state media have...