Afghanistan has warned Pakistan not to launch any military operation against its territory and reiterating its call on Islamabad to take action against militant groups operating from Pakistan.
 
“If Pakistan takes any action against the international law and disregards Afghanistan’s territorial integrity, the Afghan government and Afghanistan security and defensive forces are fully ready to defend the country and deliver harsh response to it,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) spokesman, Ahmad Shekib Mustaghni, said on Thursday.
 
He added that Pakistan has responded positively to a recent list, handed to the government in Islamabad, of terrorist camps and a number of high-profile militant leaders handed by Afghanistan to Islamabad. 
  
On Monday, the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan, Omar Zakhelwal, handed Pakistan a list of 32 terrorist training camps and the names of 85 militants that Kabul believes are operating against it from Pakistani soil.

On the possibility of military intervention by Pakistan on Afghan territory, a MoFA spokesman said that Pakistan should expect strong retaliation from the Afghan army if it disregarded the country’s sovereignty.

Following last week’s terror attack on Pakistani Sufi shrine, Pakistan announced fresh border restrictions along its borders with Afghanistan, a move which was denounced by Kabul.

Afghan officials reiterated calls on Pakistan to eliminate terror hideouts and sanctuaries in its soil.

“Regarding the treatment of Afghan refugees by Pakistani police, I must say that Afghan refugees in Pakistan have faced a lot of problems there. The Afghan government is committed to address the plight of Afghan refugees, not only in Pakistan but also in other countries,” Mustaghni added.
 
Mustaghni warned Pakistan against violating Afghanistan’s territorial integrity, saying the Afghan security forces will retaliate strongly if someone cast an evil eye toward its territory.

“Pakistan’s rocket shelling is not something new, rocket shelling has continued since 2015, however we have tried to prevent it through negotiations,” said Jawed Faisal, spokesman to CEO.
 
On the issue of new pressure on Afghan refugees, Mustaghni said that Pakistan must abide by its commitments on the presence of refugees in Pakistan.
 
 The MoFA said that Kabul was ready for negotiations with Islamabad, but said a third country should oversee the talks between the two countries.

The development comes days after Pakistan handed a list of 76 militants which Islamabad believe were operating from Afghanistan. The move was prompted by last Thursday's suicide bombing at the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Sufi shrine in Sindh. The attack killed dozens.