Terrorism Remains Main Obstacle in Pakistan-Afghan Ties: Pak Foreign Ministry
© AP Photo / Petros GiannakourisAn afghan man walks at the Afghanistan-Iran border crossing of Islam Qala, on Wednesday , Nov. 24, 2021. Afghans are streaming across the border into Iran, driven by desperation after the near collapse of their country's economy following the Taliban's takeover in mid-August. In the past three months, more than 300,000 people have crossed illegally into Iran, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council, and more are coming at the rate of 4,000 to 5,000 a day. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

© AP Photo / Petros Giannakouris
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Pakistan has regularly accused the Taliban*-led government in Afghanistan of providing safe havens to anti-Pakistan outfits and their affiliates.
The Pakistan Foreign Ministry on Tuesday termed terrorism as the "main obstacle" in the relationship between Islamabad and Kabul, amid rising incidents of terrorist attacks on the latter's armed forces in recent months.
"Pakistan's bilateral relations with Afghanistan are important, but terrorism remains the main obstacle. We continue to raise this issue with our Afghan friends and seek improved cooperation," Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said during a media briefing in Islamabad.
Pakistan has repeatedly claimed that the Taliban government in Kabul is not taking enough action against anti-Pakistan elements in the neighbouring country, allowing them a free pass through the porous border between the two nations.
Often, Pakistan has accused the proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP**) of attacking its forces in the volatile Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that shares a border with Afghanistan in the West.
According to Pakistani officials, members of the banned terrorist group cross over to Pakistan to carry out attacks there before going back to Afghanistan, a claim the Taliban has continuously refuted.
Often, Pakistan has accused the proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP**) of attacking its forces in the volatile Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that shares a border with Afghanistan in the West.
According to Pakistani officials, members of the banned terrorist group cross over to Pakistan to carry out attacks there before going back to Afghanistan, a claim the Taliban has continuously refuted.
*Under UN sanctions for terrorist activities
**Banned terrorist organisation