In a televised speech to the nation, Ashraf Ghani insisted the "centre of Taliban terrorism is in Pakistan" and demanded that authorities in the neighbouring country "show some concrete action to rid their territory of insurgents."
Ghani, flanked by Afghanistan's top Islamic clerics, also urged those among the Taliban who wanted to talk peace with the government to separate themselves from those who want only to fight.
On Wednesday, Afghan officials visited Pakistan with what they describe as evidence of Taliban attacks emanating from militant training centres in Pakistan.
"The Afghan nation is waiting for clear action" from Pakistan, said Ghani, adding that so far Afghanistan got only promises of cooperation from Islamabad.
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Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua along with senior military and security officials will travel to Kabul tomorrow with Islamabad's response, after reviewing the Afghan documents.
Kabul and Islamabad have repeatedly traded accusations that the other is harbouring enemy insurgents.
The United States has also criticised Pakistan for providing sanctuaries for the Taliban, who are fighting US troops in Afghanistan.
The US has suspended military assistance to Pakistan to back its demands.
Pakistan has denied providing sanctuaries to militants. Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it stands with Afghanistan "in fighting the menace of terrorism."
The ministry's statement noted that Pakistan has erected 975 security posts along the porous border with Afghanistan, while Kabul set up only 218. It called for more border security from Kabul, saying insurgents in Afghanistan have carried out 417 attacks in Pakistan in 2017.
"The Kabul people are demanding that we make a serious review of our security arrangements," he said.
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