Kabul: Kabul on Tuesday rejected claims that an attack which killed 15 policemen in northern Pakistan over the weekend was planned in Afghanistan, while urging “genuine cooperation.”

According to Anadolu Agency, Afghan government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid rejected Pakistan’s claim on Monday that the attack in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was carried out by terrorists residing in Afghanistan. “Afghanistan believes that resolving problems is possible through mutual understanding, respect, and genuine cooperation, instead of accusations and threats,” he stated in a communication on the US social media platform X.

He further emphasized that Afghan soil “will not be used against any country, and no party will be allowed to carry out activities that could harm the security and stability of the region.” Pakistan had lodged a diplomatic protest with Afghanistan following the attack in its northern province on Saturday, which resulted in the death of the policemen.

According to a Pakistani investigation, there is evidence and technical intelligence suggesting that the attack was carried out by militants based in Afghanistan. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry also expressed Islamabad’s grave concern “over the continued use of Afghan soil for terrorist attacks against Pakistan.”

The Foreign Ministry stressed that “Pakistan reserves the right to respond decisively against the perpetrators of this barbaric act.” Pakistan has experienced a surge in militant violence in recent years, with many attacks attributed to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, a group that Islamabad claims operates from Afghan territory. Afghanistan, however, continues to reject these accusations.