The Baloch National Movement (BNM) has condemned Pakistan’s recent attacks on Afghanistan, calling them a “violation of international law and an assault on the honour and dignity” of a sovereign nation.
In a statement, BNM chairman Dr Naseem Baloch said the party expressed “full solidarity with the brotherly Afghan people,” describing the strikes as part of Islamabad’s long-standing policy of interference in Afghan affairs.
Dr Baloch said Islamabad had “miscalculated badly” by assuming that the Durand Line dispute would fade after the Taliban’s rise to power and that Afghanistan’s foreign policy would automatically align with Pakistan’s interests.
“The Afghan government refused to make Pakistan a partner in its sovereign authority,” he said, adding that Pakistan’s attack had been met with “a historic response from the proud Afghan people.”
He described Pakistan’s attacks as “a continuation of its decades-long policy of interference and coercion,” accusing Islamabad of “keeping Afghanistan unstable and dependent to expand its regional influence.”
According to the BNM chief, Pakistan’s establishment had “played a central role in plunging Afghanistan into civil war and acted as an accomplice to foreign invaders.”
“As the Baloch nation and as an organization, we declare our full solidarity and support for the Afghan people,” he said. “The peoples of Balochistan and Afghanistan share history, geography, culture and a legacy of joint struggle against a common enemy. No external power has the right to weaken these bonds.”
Dr Baloch warned that the attacks marked “the beginning of a new aggressive strategy in the region” driven by what he called “the Punjabi military’s desire for dominance.”
He urged Pashtun political parties under Pakistani administration to take the situation seriously, saying Pakistan’s policies of marginalizing Pashtuns and destabilizing their homeland were inseparable from its broader military agenda.
“If Pashtun parliamentary parties continue to align with Pakistan under the pretext of national security,” he said, “the entire region will bear the consequences.”