National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar has said that foreign diplomats in Afghanistan should take into consideration the sensitivities of the Afghan people and Afghanistan's national and historical values while taking a stance on certain issues.

This comes a few days after British ambassador to Afghanistan Sir Nicholas Kay said in an interview with BBC Persian that in the eyes of the international community, the Durand Line is the official border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

In a press release issued on Monday, Atmar's office stated that all foreign diplomats in the country should respect Afghanistan's historic rights and national values.

"Recently we heard about the stance of some diplomats about the Durand Line, our expectation from the diplomats and foreign envoys is that they should respect Afghanistan's historic rights including the Durand Line, they should realize Afghanistan's national and historic values and sensitivities of the people of Afghanistan and take a stance on the basis of these values," the press release reads.

Kay's remarks on the Durand Line sparked strong reaction among Afghans and a number of Afghan lawmakers in parliament asked government to clarify its position on the Durand Line.

In the interview the British envoy also said that the Taliban will not be able to enhance their grip on Afghanistan through war and violence, adding that the new war strategy recently announced by US President Donald Trump clarifies this fact.

He said that the UK strongly supports the new war strategy.

He also called on Pakistan to prevent the infiltration of militants and terrorists into Afghanistan.

In answer to a question about the fencing along the Durand Line by the Pakistani military, Kay said that Pakistan maintains the right to undertake the management of its border with the method it believes will be good for it.

On the growing activities of Daesh in Afghanistan, he said that the only solution to tackle the threats of Daesh is that the people of Afghanistan should be united about the issue and that the regional and international community must come forward to support Afghanistan in this respect.

"Those who pledged allegiance with Daesh are operating in Afghanistan and there is concern that they increase their presence. I think Daesh is an enemy to all, Daesh is an enemy to the people of Afghanistan and many neighboring countries of Afghanistan. Daesh looks to create sectarian differences among the Afghans. They (Daesh) kill innocent Muslims and this is unacceptable," he said.

Afghanistan does not recognize the Durand Line as the international border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Durand Line is a de facto border that was established in 1896 between Sir Mortimer Durand, a British diplomat and civil servant of the British Raj, and Abdur Rahman Khan, the Afghan Emir, to fix the limit of their respective spheres of influence and improve diplomatic relations and trade.