General Asim Munir, Pakistan's chief of army staff, said at a ceremony commemorating the country's independence that Pakistan, as a longstanding neighbor, seeks good relations with Afghanistan.

At the ceremony held at the Kakul Military Academy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Chief of the Pakistan Army stressed that the issue of the TTP should not lead to a cooling of relations between Kabul and Islamabad.

The Pakistani general added, "We want to have very good relations with Afghanistan, and our message to them is that they should not prioritize the TTP over their longstanding, friendly Islamic neighbor. They should join us in the fight against terrorism, just as Pakistan has always stood by them."

Meanwhile, Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate, has asked Islamabad to stop making excuses regarding the presence of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan. In an interview with the BBC, Muttaqi said that the Islamic Emirate has never supported the TTP.

The acting Foreign Minister stated, "We are not responsible for the attacks happening inside Pakistan. If any attacks have been launched from Afghan soil, they should provide evidence. There should be no excuses, and no actions should be taken that could damage the relations between the two neighboring countries."

Some experts also suggest that Pakistan needs to reassess its policies towards Afghanistan.

"To ensure that the friendly relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan do not deteriorate, Pakistan should not make excuses and should resolve its internal issues within the country and reassess its policies," Mohammad Mateen Mohammadi, a military affairs expert, told TOLOnews.

Earlier, Pakistani military and political officials have repeatedly claimed that Afghan soil is being used against their country; claims that have always been denied by the Islamic Emirate.