Pakistan and Afghanistan are holding talks in China to try to end the worst conflict between the neighbours since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, both sides said on Thursday. Senior officials from both countries were meeting in the northwestern Chinese city of Urumqi, trying to find ways to end cross-border attacks, Pakistan’s foreign ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said.The fighting has killed scores of people on both sides — mainly on the Afghan side — since it started in October. Islamabad accuses the Afghan Taliban of harbouring Islamist militants who launch attacks inside Pakistan.