In the wake of border tensions and rising insecurity in Pakistan, Obaidur Rehman Nizamani, the chargé d'affaires of the Pakistani embassy in Kabul, met with Taliban’s Defence Minister Mullah Yaqoob.

The Taliban's Ministry of Defence wrote in a statement that Nizamani emphasised on the expansion of joint cooperation and strengthening bilateral relations during the meeting.

Mullah Yaqoob also called the relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan "stable" and said that the Taliban’s administration is ready to cooperate with Islamabad in the economic field, trade sector and other fields.

The meeting took place on Wednesday, November 27.

Pakistani officials and the Pakistani embassy in Kabul have not yet provided details about the meeting.

The meeting took place after clashes between Taliban forces and Pakistani border guards in Khost. At the same time, due to the increase in insecurity in Pakistan, relations between the Taliban and Islamabad have become strained.

Pakistan has accused the Taliban of harboring TTP militants and that the group is carrying out attacks in Pakistan from inside Afghanistan. The Pakistani army has called on the Taliban to fulfil its commitments and ensure the security of Afghanistan's borders.

"It is expected that the interim government of Afghanistan will not allow the territory of this country to be used by the TTP to carry out terrorist acts against Pakistan," the Pakistani military statement said.

Pakistan claims that the Afghan Taliban supports members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and that Afghan soil is being used to carry out terrorist acts against the country.