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