Afghan rivals to meet in China after U.S. talks stall

China is organising talks among Afghanistan's rival factions as part of efforts to end years of war after negotiations between the Taliban and the United States on the withdrawal of U.S. forces broke down.China, which shares a short border with Afghanistan, has been trying to encourage peace efforts and last month a Taliban delegation visited Beijing for talks with government officials."China has invited a delegation ... to participate in the intra-Afghan dialogue," a Taliban spokesman, Suhail S