Mahmood Khan Achakzai, leader of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, has sharply criticized Pakistan’s security and foreign policies, saying the region’s current instability is the result of decisions made during the Afghanistan war.
Achakzai said no one “takes up weapons without reason or out of madness” and argued that conditions could improve if power were placed “in the hands of the right people.”
The Pakistani politician also claimed that during the Afghanistan war, fighters from different parts of the world gathered and received training inside Pakistan — policies he said later contributed to the rise and expansion of major militant groups.
Achakzai further criticized what he described as the lack of serious accountability for Pakistan’s security failures and national tragedies.
He referred to the 2011 Abbottabad operation in which US special forces killed former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden inside Pakistan.
“Foreign forces took guests from our home and we could do nothing,” Achakzai said. “Nations should not be treated this way.”
His remarks come as Pakistan continues to face growing security challenges, militant attacks, and political and border tensions.
Critics inside Pakistan have repeatedly argued that the country’s policies toward Afghanistan and armed groups over the past several decades played a major role in creating long-term regional instability.
