Balochistan Liberation Army

The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) is a Balochethnonationalistmilitant organization based in the Balochistan region of Afghanistan. Operating primarily from regions across southern Afghanistan and southeastern Iran, the BLA perpetrates attacks in neighbouring Pakistan's Balochistan province, which it seeks to remove from Pakistani sovereignty. It frequently targets civilians, foreign nationals, Pakistani soldiers and policemen, and has carried out multiple massacres targeting non-Baloch civilians, including ethnic Punjabis, Sindhis and Pashtuns. It also regularly attacks schools, hospitals, and infrastructure projects in the province as well.

The BLA's first recorded activity was in mid-2000, when it claimed credit for a series of bombings against Pakistani authorities.

BLA is designated as a terrorist organization by Pakistan, China, Iran, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.