Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has warned that if efforts to maintain border security between Afghanistan and Pakistan fail, the Taliban has “other options” available.

Speaking at a press conference in New Delhi on Friday, Muttaqi did not specify what those options might entail but said that relations between the two countries should not be undermined by the actions of “a particular circle within the Pakistani military.”

He stressed that the Taliban has no quarrel with the people of Pakistan and that “the door to dialogue remains open.”

Muttaqi claimed that the Taliban had “achieved their objectives” in recent border operations, saying it was now an appropriate time to resolve ongoing tensions through dialogue.

The Taliban foreign minister also rejected Islamabad’s claims that members of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are operating inside Afghanistan, describing the allegations as “false.”

The remarks follow a series of deadly cross-border clashes between Taliban and Pakistani forces, which have sharply escalated tensions between Kabul and Islamabad in recent days.