Updated on: Oct 12, 2025 03:16 pm IST
The comments from Amir Khan Muttaqi come after over 65 people were killed after Afghanistan launched an attack on Pakistani border posts.
Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said on Sunday that Afghanistan has other options against Pakistan if peace talks fail, alleging that “certain sections” in Islamabad want to spoil ties between both countries.
The comments come after over 65 people were killed after Afghanistan launched an attack on Pakistani border posts. The Taliban government described the attacks as “retaliation for repeated violations of territory and airspace”.
“The people of Pakistan, in the majority, are peace-loving and want good relations with Afghanistan. We have no issues with the Pakistani civilians. There is a section in Pakistan that is creating tensions. Afghanistan will safeguard its borders and its national interest, and that is why it immediately retaliated to the escalation from Pakistan. We achieved our military objectives last night, and our friends, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, have expressed that this conflict should come to an end, so we have paused it from our side for the time being. The situation is now under control,” Muttaqi said in a press conference in New Delhi.
“We only want good relations and peace. When someone tries to interfere in our internal matters, all civilians, government heads, ulemas and all religious leaders come together to fight in the interest of the country. Afghanistan has been in conflict for 40 years. Afghanistan is finally free and is working for peace. If Pakistan doesn’t want good relations and peace, then Afghanistan has other options as well,” he added.
