US envoy in Kabul, John Bass, on Wednesday criticized Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's remarks proposing an interim government in Afghanistan.

The United States has profound respect for Afghan people's ability to make their own choices and it does not seek to create and impose a settlement on Afghanistan, Washington's ambassador in Kabul said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan has recalled its ambassador from Islamabad to protest Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's remarks proposing an interim government in Afghanistan.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday proposed establishment of an interim government in Afghanistan as part of peace process, it has been reported.

Visiting Kabul amid stepped up diplomatic efforts for peace with the Taliban, EU foreign policy chief on Tuesday called for Afghan people not to be spectators but the authors to write their own present and future.

At least 13 civilians, including ten children, were killed in an airstrike conducted by international military forces on Friday night in northern Afghan city of Kunduz province, UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said in a statement.

Dozens of Afghan forces have been killed and injured after Taliban militants attacked their posts in Sangin district in southern Helmand province, an official said Sunday.

US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad briefed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani almost every day during latest round of talks with the Taliban representatives in Qatar, an Afghan official said Sunday.

A country that is dependent on foreign aid cannot claim it is a country or is independent, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said late Saturday.

Fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban has forced 1,000 families to flee their homes in Qaisar district of northern Faryab province, an official said Sunday.