By Marryam Arıf

KABUL (TSAT) - Afghan Taliban forces launched search operation against Baloch terrorists for using its soil against Pakistan last week and carried out attacks in southwestern Balochistan Province, sources said.

So far over 20 terrorists belongs to Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), a terrorist organization, who claımed responsibility for two major coordinated attacks on Pakistani security forces camps in Naushki and Panjgur areas of Balochistan province on Wednesday night.

According to Pakistan army at least 20 BLA terrorists were killed and 9 soldiers lost lives in two coordinated attacks.

Later, Pakistani authorities shared the information of handlers with Taliban government, who were in communication with terrorists and instructing them during the attacks from Afghanistan and India, and the Taliban authorities immediately act against the handlers who used its soil and coordinated terrorist attacks from their country. 

A security official in Kabul said that so far over 20 militants of BLA including its key commanders have been arrested in different areas and search is still continued .

“ We already committed with our neighbors and other countries in the world that new government in Afghanistan will not allow anyone to use its soil against any other country,” a Taliban security official said on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak with media.

BLA, a terrorist group which had already designated as terrorist organization by the Pakistan, USA, European Union, ıs involved in hundreds terror attacks in Pakistan and killings of civilians and security forces personnel. 

During Ashraf Ghani and Hamid Karzai governments in Kabul,  the Pakistani terrorists groups BLA, TTP and other were established their hideouts in Afghanistan areas and Islamabad repeatedly had protested and demanded the than Afghan governments to take actions against these groups as they using their soil against Pakistan but no action had been carried out because of close ties of previous afghan governments with New Delhi who wanted to use these groups against its rival.

Meanwhile, the President of Baloch National Movement, apparently affiliated with BLA,  Hakeem Baloch also confirmed the arrest of their militants in Afghanistan in a twitter post.

He called the militants as “refugees” in Afghanistan and urged Taliban to stop its action as it will help Pakistan.

Hakeem Baloch who according to his profile is living in the UK and openly using British territory against Pakistan encouraging the terrorists who are targeting civilians and security forces in Balochistan.

Hakeem in his profile on Twitter also added as “writer and journalist” for BLA mouthpiece, OpIndia and The Balochistan Post - English, using it to promote terror activities of BLA and other Baloch terrorist groups. 

While the group main leader Hyrbyair Marri is also living in UK and several others of BLA supporters and leaders are residing in different western countries, according to a Pakistani security sources.

However, so far the British government didn’t took any action against these people based in their country and openly support terrorists groups in Pakistan, the official said.  

Meanwhile, the UAE authorities also launched action against BLA terrorists supporters and leaders residing in their country and recently arrested  key BLA commander Rashid Hussain and Abdul Hafeez Baloch and deported them to Pakistan.