Responding to "vitriolic and delusional statements from some spoilers in Kabul" who Yusuf said were "imposed" as [Afghan peoples'] senior officials," Yusuf said Pakistan was committed to an inclusive political settlement in Afghanistan.

He described these officials as "constantly attempting to vitiate bilateral relations on purpose to deflect attention from their own failures."

Afghanistan's vice president and president have issued statements trying to lay blame on their country's instability on Pakistan. At a summit in Uzbekistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan said these allegations were blatantly unfair.

Yusuf tweeted on Thursday saying: "Afghanistan is being embarrassed daily due to these idiotic statements. Afghans should rest assured that everyone can see through the nefarious agenda of these spoilers. We will not let a handful of venomous minds affect Pakistan’s support to ALL Afghans for peace and stability."

Mooed Yusuf was appointed NSA adviser in May 2021, reviving a post which was abolished in 2019.

Yusuf was appointed as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister in 2019 on National Security Division and Strategic Policy Planning and was given the status of Minister of State.

He is the author of Brokering Peace in Nuclear Environments: US Crisis Management in South Asia.