Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said Islamabad cannot take responsibility for peace and security in Afghanistan, India’s Economic Times reported on Thursday.

Asif said effective border management with Kabul was imperative to stop the infiltration of terrorists. 

Speaking at the Asia Society seminar in New York, Asif also said the US cannot succeed in Afghanistan by waging war, reported the Economic Times. 

He said that 16 years of ongoing war in Afghanistan has shown that the only solution is a negotiated peace settlement.

This came after US Defense Secretary James Mattis visited Kabul on Wednesday and stated that the US’s new war strategy was an opportunity for Pakistan to ramp up efforts to fight terrorism.

At the same time, Mattis stated that the US wanted frank discussions with Pakistan in a bid to resolve the situation.