Afghanistan, Oct. 12 -- "Special circles" within Pakistan are working to damage relations with Afghanistan amid escalating border tensions and recent cross-border clashes, officials claimed.

Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi accused "special circles" within Pakistan of attempting to damage relations between the two neighbors, as border tensions and deadly clashes continue to escalate.

Speaking at a press conference at Afghanistan's embassy in New Delhi on Sunday, Muttaqi said Taliban forces had given a "serious response" to recent cross-border threats. "There are certain groups in Pakistan working to spoil relations between our two countries," he said. "Afghanistan is united, and our people stand with their security forces against...