The Prime Minister's declaration follows a cycle of violence that has strained relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan. On December 24, the Pakistani military launched airstrikes targeting suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) hideouts in Afghanistan's Paktika Province,

Pakistan and Afghanistan have accused each other of harboring terrorists responsible for cross-border terrorism.

The Taliban rejected a Pakistani official’s claim that the group asked for money to remove Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan fighters from the border areas and move them to other parts of Afghanistan. The Taliban’s spokesperson,