Afghanistan open to dialogue with Pakistan

13 OCTOBER 2025

Afghanistan is open to dialogue and diplomacy for a peaceful resolution of its conflict with Pakistan, but if the efforts do not succeed, it has “other means”, said the acting Foreign Minister of the Taliban administration, Amir Khan Muttaqi, in response to the border clashes between the two countries on 12 October 2025.
Pakistan carried out airstrikes against targets in Kabul, and in response, the Afghan Defence Forces conducted operations across the Durand Line in which 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed, said spokesperson of the Taliban administration.
He accused Pakistan of sheltering IS fighters from multiple countries in West Asia, and said Pakistan-based IS elements were behind the attacks in Russia and Iran.
Following heavy clashes, Pakistan has captured 19 Afghan border posts, and the border crossings between the two countries have been shut temporarily in view of the prevailing tension.
Pakistan had claimed that the air strikes in Kabul eliminated the leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Mufti Noor Wali Mehsood, a claim that was denied by sources in the TTP.
Pakistan has been claiming that TTP is drawing support from the Afghan Taliban administration and is using Afghan territory to launch attacks against it.
Responding to the accusations, Mr. Muttaqi said the real problem is Pakistan’s inability to maintain law and order along the Durand Line and the forced expulsion of the Afghan refugees from Pakistan.