Pakistan: Dutzende Tote bei „koordinierten“ Angriffen in Belutschistan

**Submission Statement**: The article is about an attack carried out by Baloch separatists (Baloch Liberation Army) yesterday against the Pakistani government in Balochistan (a province of Pakistan). This follows a pattern of an increase of attacks on Pakistani military since the United States withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021. Elements of the Pakistani government, in turn, had backed the Taliban in their war against the US.

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> At least 33 officers and civilians, as well as 92 militants were killed on Saturday as Baloch separatists carried out „coordinated“ attacks in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, officials said.

> Balochistan province, which shares borders with Afghanistan and Iran, has long been the site of a separatist insurgency, with militants targeting security forces as well as foreign nationals.

> In a statement, Pakistan’s military said 15 security officers and 18 civilians were killed, including women and children.