Pakistan’s recent aerial bombardment of Afghan border regions has unleashed scathing criticism from the Baloch National Movement (BNM). Precision strikes devastated civilian hubs in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces, destroying homes and a madrasa while claiming lives of ordinary folk, from mothers to minors.
This escalation revives memories of intense 2025 frontier battles, where mediation yielded a short-lived truce now in tatters. Afghanistan’s defense authorities detailed the human cost, galvanizing BNM’s outcry against what they deem an sovereignty-shattering act.
Expressing heartfelt unity with victims’ relatives, BNM upholds Afghanistan’s sacred right to defend itself. Over 79 years, they indict Pakistan’s governance as the epicenter of unrest, propelled by aggressive expansionism both declared and disguised.
The movement levels charges of Balochistan’s forcible annexation, chaining it to Punjabi overlordship and igniting fights for self-determination among captive nations. Internally, Pakistan teeters on collapse amid political chaos, societal rifts, and army-led brutality, failing to stabilize.
Eager to externalize blame, it fosters regional mayhem. BNM sounds the alarm on Pakistan’s military as a burgeoning hazard far afield, pressing for Baloch-Afghan solidarity to confront it.
In this powder-keg scenario, renewed hostilities signal peril for enduring calm.