Afghanistan, June 3 -- Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said Pakistan's current security problems are the result of decades of policies that supported extremism and used militant groups as instruments of foreign policy against Afghanistan.

In a statement posted on X on Tuesday, Karzai said Afghanistan had been one of the main victims of terrorism generated by such policies, suffering heavy human losses and widespread destruction over the past four decades.

His remarks came after recent comments by Kaja Kallas, who called for dialogue to reduce tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan while discussing regional security challenges.

Karzai urged European officials to assess regional developments based on the underlying causes of i...