Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in a message from prison said on Friday that Pakistani officials are “foolishly” threatening to attack Afghanistan, instead of restoring relations with the Islamic Emirate for countering terrorism.

In the message, Khan emphasized that without the support of the Afghan government, Pakistan would not succeed in the newly announced military operation.

“If you launch an operation against the Taliban (TTP), they will flee into Afghanistan. Without cooperation from Afghanistan, you cannot succeed in this operation. Why didn’t Bilawal Bhutto and the current foreign minister go to Afghanistan? Restoring relations with Afghanistan is our immediate need,” he said.

Khan warned that the new operation under the name of Azm-e Istehkam will increase instability in Pakistan.

Earlier, Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif announced that his country will continue to carry out attacks in Afghanistan as part of Azm-e-Istehkam operation.

Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry in response warned that any attack would have consequences.

Pakistani officials have repeatedly claimed that attacks in this country are orchestrated in Afghanistan. But the Islamic Emirate denies these claims, saying that Afghanistan is not responsible for Pakistan’s security failure.

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China and Tajikistan on Friday expressed their support in a joint statement for establishing an inclusive government with the participation of representatives of all ethnic, religious and political groups in Afghanistan.

According to the joint statement, the two sides reaffirmed that an independent, neutral, united, inclusive and peaceful Afghanistan, which is free from terrorism, war and drugs and lives in peace and harmony with all of its neighbors, is in the common interests of the Afghan people and all countries in the region.

The joint statement was issued during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Tajikistan after attending a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Astana.

The summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in a statement had also called for establishing an inclusive government in Afghanistan.

The Islamic Emirate, however, considers countries’ call for an inclusive government “unwarranted and futile,” reiterating that it is an internal matter.

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Badakhshan’s police spokesman Ehsanullah Kamgar says security is ensured across this province and no one or any group is allowed to threaten the neighboring countries from the borders of the province.

“We guarantee 100 percent that no country will face any problem from the soil of Afghanistan, especially Badakhshan province,” said Kamgar.

Local officials of Badakhshan also said that no terrorist group is active in this province, and the border forces are taking full measures by increasing security measures in the borders of this province and will not allow any group to operate.

“The situation is very good here, Daesh doesn’t exist in Badakhshan, here is no resistance, here is no any terrorist group. Security is 100 percent ensured here, our borders are protected,” said Aminullah Tayeb, the deputy governor of Badakhshan.

“The Islamic Emirate does not allow anyone to make any moves to the neighboring countries and disturb their security,” Tayeb stressed.

Meanwhile, Badakhshan shares more than a thousand kilometers of border with Tajikistan, Pakistan and China.