Pakistan and Afghanistan are constantly accusing each other of failing to secure their respective border areas and combating militant activity in their own areas of responsibility. CGTN's Chuck Tinte has more on how these issues are straining their relations.

Attacks by the Taliban and an ISIL-linked militant group have claimed nearly 200 lives in Afghanistan this year. And the Afghan president is quick to point the finger of blame.

ASHRAF GHANI AFGHAN PRESIDENT "We are waiting for practical steps by Pakistan, not lip service. Processes that are just words on paper. The Afghan nation appeals for actions, clear and precise actions."

MOHAMMAD FAISAL PAKISTAN'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN "We reject any allegations of support to the Haqqani Network or the Taliban, and of allowing them to use our soil. Pakistan has been taking actions against all terrorist groups in its territory. Blaming Pakistan for security lapses inside Afghanistan is unfair, especially when such large spaces and support to these elements is available within the country."

The blame game between the two countries is not at all surprising. In fact, they regularly accuse each other of failing to counter militant operations along their border. Afghanistan maintains its allegations have substance, citing captured militants who claimed there were training camps at Islamic seminaries in the Pakistani border town of Chaman. The United States has also accused Islamabad of harboring terrorists, and halted miltary aid last month.

Despite the allegations, Pakistan said both sides are victims of terrorism and called for joint efforts to fight a common threat. The Afghan public is demanding that Ghani's Western-backed government improve security. Chuck Tinte, CGTN.