The Foreign Ministry of Afghanistan again summoned the Pakistani ambassador for explanations in connection with the latest comments of Prime Minister Imran Khan on ongoing Afghan peace talks, as tensions flared between the neighboring countries, Reuters reported.

The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the diplomat to object about remarks that it deemed “explicit interference” in Afghan affairs, the ministry’s spokesman, Sibghatullah Ahmadi, said on Twitter.

The fourth time in a month and a half, Kabul  has demanded an explanation from Islamabad for comments related to peace talks aimed at ending 17 years of war in Afghanistan. 

In late March, Afghanistan summoned its ambassador from Islamabad for Khan’s suggestion that forming an interim Afghan government might smooth peace talks between US and Taliban.

The ambassador returned shortly after Pakistan clarified Khan’s remarks as being reported out of context.

However, on Friday, Khan again addressed this issue at a rally in Pakistan, at which he called his initial comments “brotherly advice”.

“Afghanistan considers recent statements of Imran Khan explicit interference in internal affairs of Afghanistan and deems PM’s remarks a return to his previous stance,” Ahmadi tweeted.

US and Taliban officials held several rounds of negotiations, but the Taliban refused to speak directly with the Afghan government, which they consider an illegal regime.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s mandate officially expires in May. The date for the next presidential election has been postponed twice and is now set for September 28.