{"id":9778,"date":"2026-05-28T14:48:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/news\/opposition-leader-mahmood-khan-achakzai-critiques-governments-security-and-foreign-policies\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:30:33","slug":"opposition-leader-mahmood-khan-achakzai-critiques-governments-security-and-foreign-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/picture\/opposition-leader-mahmood-khan-achakzai-critiques-governments-security-and-foreign-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition Leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai Critiques Government&#8217;s Security and Foreign Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mahmood Khan Achakzai, the leader of the opposition parties coalition in Pakistan, has openly criticized the government&#8217;s security and foreign policies, asserting that the current insecurities can be traced back to misguided governmental decisions made during the Afghanistan conflict.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-149646\" src=\"https:\/\/media.ariananews.co\/images\/2026\/05\/\u0645\u062d\u0645\u0648\u062f-\u062e\u0627\u0646-\u0627\u0686\u06a9\u0632\u06cc-\u067e\u0627\u06a9\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646-825x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He believes that no one takes up arms without justification, emphasizing the importance of examining the historical context of these crises. 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