Balochistan Liberation Army

Baloch Liberation Army
بلۏچستان آجوییء لشکر
Leader	Aslam Baloch, alias Achu † (2006–2018)[1][2] Bashir Zeb (2018–present)[3][4] Razzaq Mandali, alias Engineer †[5][6] Balach Marri † Akbar Bugti † (alleged)[7][8] Hyrbyair Marri (alleged)[9][10]
Foundation	2000
Country	Pakistan Afghanistan[11]
Motives	Secession of Balochistan from Pakistan[12]
Headquarters	Kandahar, Afghanistan (until 2021)[1][13]
Active regions	Pakistan Sindh[14] Balochistan  Iran Sistan and Baluchestan[15]
Ideology	Baloch nationalism Separatism[16] Secularism[17]
Major actions	Assassination, suicide bombing,[18][19] attacks against civilians and paramilitary forces,[20] kidnapping and ethnic cleansing[21][22][23]
Status	Active
Size	600 (2020)[8][24]
Allies	State allies:  India (alleged by Pakistan, but denied by India)  Afghanistan (2002-2021) Non-state allies: Pakistani Taliban (alleged)[25]
Opponents	Pakistan  China[26]
Designated as a terrorist group by	Pakistan  China  United Kingdom  United States
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Preceded by Baluch Liberation Front (founded 1964)[12]

The Balochistan Liberation Army (Balochi: بلۏچستان آجوییء لشکر; abbreviated BLA, also known as the Baloch Liberation Army), is a Baloch ethnonationalist militant separatist organization based in Afghanistan.^{[21][22][23][27]} BLA's first recorded activity was during the summer of 2000, after it claimed credit for a series of bombing attacks on Pakistani authorities.^[21][28] BLA is listed as a terrorist organization by Pakistan,^[29] the United Kingdom,^[30] and the United States.^[31][32]

BLA operates mainly in Balochistan, Pakistan's largest province, where it carries out attacks against the Pakistan Armed Forces, civilians and foreign nationals.^[33][34]