Foreign Minister Muttaqi says Kabul aims for dialogue but can defend sovereignty

xNew Delhi: Hours after Afghanistan claimed killing 58 Pakistani soldiers in a retaliatory operation, the Taliban-ruled nation's foreign minister on Sunday said Kabul wants a peaceful resolution of the ongoing conflict with Islamabad but if the peace efforts don't succeed, then it has "other means". In a firm message to Islamabad from New Delhi, Amir Khan Muttaqi said Afghanistan is fiercely united in confronting any "external invasion" and that any violation of its sovereignty will not be tolerated. As the fresh fighting between the two sides broke out following a Pakistani air strike in Kabul on Thursday, Muttaqi, currently on a six-day visit to India, said at a media briefing that the overall situation i

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