The Afghan government has slammed Islamabad over the launch of Operation Khyber-4 by Pakistani forces along the Durand Line, saying that “Kabul is not aware about the military operation”.

The Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that it had “verbally” agreed that when Afghanistan or Pakistan launches military operation against insurgency, “we will agree with both sides and also the operation must be monitored by the U.S or China”.

However, reports say that Pakistan has launched this operation without informing Afghanistan.

“Pakistan must take action against the Taliban and Haqqani network in its cities like Quetta and Islamabad where the insurgents are living with comfort,” the MoD spokesman Dawlat Waziri said on Thursday.

Pakistan’s Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a press release said Wednesday that "the information about Operation Khyber 4 has been shared (twice verbally and in writing) with Afghan Forces as well as Resolute Support Mission, and ODRP”.

The statement said that Pakistan Army looks forward for trust-based security coordination and cooperation for fight against common enemy.

“Rhetoric of blames and suggestive allegations are agenda of forces working against order and peace in the region which should be avoided,” the statement added.