TTA, TTP & Afghanistan, Pashtuns Unity & PTI Politics | Mehmood Khan Achakzai| Sohail Asghar Khan

In this exclusive podcast, Sohail Asghar Khan sit down with Mehmood Khan Achakzai, renowned Pashtun nationalist leader and Chairman of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) for a deep political conversation. The discussion explores Afghanistan as the historic homeland of Pashtuns, the rise of militancy in the Pashtun belt following the Fall of Kabul in 2021, and the regional consequences of the Taliban’s return to power. Despite being a lifelong advocate of democracy in Afghanistan, Achakzai makes a surprising and controversial statement in support of the Taliban, declaring: “Consider me the Taliban’s foreign minister”—a statement he continues to stand by. We also question him on the repatriation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan, the absence of a united Pashtun National Alliance, and why Pashtun nationalist parties continue aligning with mainstream political forces like PTI, PML-N, and PPP instead of building an independent bloc. #khancast #mehmoodkhanachakzai #podcast Chapters: 00:01 Promo 2:28 Introduction 4:00 Difference between country and homeland 7:03 Are Pashtuns "terrorists" or terrorized? 12:54 Afghanistan: As a mini super-power 16:05 Allama Iqbal on Afghans: Prophecy or Truth? 17:31 Afghanistan: A Multilingual Country 21:33 Who I was on 13th August? 46:18 Taliban rule: Legitimate or Imposed? 48:50 Will Taliban Rebuild Afghanistan? 1:06:40 Democracy in Afghanistan 1:09:36 Will TTA restore democracy in Afghanistan? 1:09:41 Negotiation with TTP 1:23:23 Why Pashtun national alliance keeps failing? 1:35:42 Alliance with PDM and PTI 1:38:27 The Failure of Pashtun Unity