New Delhi, May 22 -- Afghanistan, China and Pakistan have agreed to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghan soil, Pakistan's deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar announced on Wednesday after a meeting of the three countries in Beijing. India has long opposed CPEC, a flagship venture under China's Belt and Road Initiative, as a key part of it passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). India's concerns in this regard have been conveyed to the Taliban regime in Kabul, which has been courted by China and Pakistan for the extension of CPEC. Following an informal trilateral meeting in Beijing with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and the Taliban's acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, Dar said in a social media post that the three sides agreed to deepen cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative and "extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan". The post by Dar, who is also Pakistan's foreign minister, gave no other details. There was no immediate response to Dar's comments from Indian officials. Dar said the three ministers "reaffirmed trilateral cooperation as a vital platform to promote regional security and economic connectivity". They discussed enhancing diplomatic engagement, strengthening communications and taking "practical steps to boost trade, infrastructure, and development as key drivers of shared prosperity". The three ministers also "underscored their shared commitment to countering terrorism and fostering stability and development in the region", Dar said. In the past, India has expressed concern at China and Pakistan using CPEC to alter the status quo in the region....