The Taliban, China, and Pakistan agreed to extend the Belt and Road Initiative to Afghanistan, potentially attracting billions in infrastructure investment. Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met in Islamabad, pledging to include Afghanistan in the USD 60 bln China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. The Taliban hope for increased Chinese investment in Afghanistan’s estimated USD 1 tln in resources. Both ministers urged the release of Afghanistan’s frozen financial assets, currently inaccessible due to terror financing concerns.