WASHINGTON (AP) — Pakistan’s national security adviser warned U.S. officials on Monday that his country “will have to face the brunt of any instability that may engulf Afghanistan” as the 12-year war there winds down at the end of the year.

At the start of top-level meetings at the State Department, Pakistani foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz did not specifically mention U.S. efforts to potentially keep as many as 10,000 troops in Afghanistan after the combat mission ends in December.