The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a part of the Belt and Road initiative, will be extended into Afghanistan, the countries agreed following a meeting in Islamabad on Saturday. China and Pakistan, during the 4th round of the Foreign Minister-level Pakistan-China Strategic Dialogue in Islamabad between Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang and his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, decided that both the sides will “continue their humanitarian and economic assistance for the Afghan people and enhance development cooperation in Afghanistan”. A statement by Pakistan’s foreign ministry read, “Both sides called on all stakeholders to work together for a peaceful, stable, prosperous…