Muttaqi WARNS Pakistan After Clash: 'Afghanistan Wants Peace, But Some Elements...'

Описание: Hours after Taliban-led Afghan fighters clashed with Pakistani security forces and reportedly captured several border posts while k*lling 58 Pakistani soldiers, Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister and Taliban leader Amir Khan Muttaqi said Sunday that the situation was now under control.

Sending Pakistan a tough message from New Delhi, where he is on a visit until October 16, Muttaqi said, "The policy of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is to resolve all problems through discussion and understanding. We want to have zero tension and if they don’t want that, then Afghanistan has other means."

His remarks came a day after Pakistan summoned the Taliban ambassador to convey its "strong reservations" over the India-Afghanistan joint statement issued in New Delhi in which Kabul strongly condemned the t*rrorist attack in Pahalgam in April this year.

"We have good relations with the people of Pakistan and the government but some elements in that country are trying to create problems," Muttaqi said, presumably referring to elements in the Pakistan Army.

"Afghanistan will protect its borders and its people, and we have retaliated to their actions. Qatar and Saudi (Arabia) have advocated that war should be stopped, so action has been halted from our side. The situation is under control now. We want good relations with everyone, we have brought peace to Afghanistan and want all matters to be solved through dialogue and discussions. If some people don’t want to take that path, Afghanistan holds the privilege to protect its borders and its people," he warned.

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