Iran bribing officials in Karzai Government

Consider the following developments in and around Afghanistan
• Increased Chinese presence in Gwader Port which is located in Balochistan the homeland of Baloch nation that is jointly occupied by Pakistan and Iran.
• A gas pipeline project amongst Iran , Pakistan and possibly India again passing through the Baloch homeland
• Iran and Pakistan’s strategic policy of crushing Baloch national resistance that is demanding an Independent Baloch State.
• Relocation of Taliban command and control structure inside Balochistan through ISI and Pakistan military support against the wishes of Baloch nation.

These may seem unrelated, isolated events but take into account the increasing number of attacks on international forces in Afghanistan; increasing sophistication of attacks and Pakistan military’s decision to cut off NATO supply line after an incident.

Pakistan military seems to be encouraging regional players such as China and Iran to trust and support Taliban takeover of power once the international forces leave Afghanistan, Iran may have some reservations about Taliban’s but at this point in time its determined to support ISI and Taliban in Afghanistan.

Why is Pakistan so obsessed with Taliban? There are many reasons such as
1. Recruiting and maintaining a force that could be used against India in conventional warfare
2. Exploiting the natural resources of Afghanistan and securing access to central Asian countries
But the most important reason is to control the ever growing Baloch national struggle for freedom in Balochistan; this is a common problem that Pakistan’s military and Iranian Mullahs are facing at the moment. Even though the Baloch national struggle in Pakistan occupied part of Balochistan may seem somewhat different to Jundallah’s resistance against Iranian government. But these are different expressions of Baloch nation’s struggle against military operations, human rights abuses, and killings, hangings in public, kidnappings and torture that they suffered.

Baloch nation is fighting for independence of their homeland and their basic human rights, they have been fighting against Iran, Pakistan and Taliban in the past and the national resistance movement will continue until the independence of Balochistan.

The international community has been wooing Pakistan army since a very long time but Pakistan army has its own designs for Afghanistan’s future. Baloch national movement can greatly add to international community’s war against Taliban. It’s an indigenous movement it does not require international forces for protection the Baloch nation demands that international community raise its voice against Pakistan and Iranian atrocities in Balochistan on international stage.