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The Native Voices, launched by a group of independent like-minded journalists and researchers, brings you analysis and stories from Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan.

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#Iran: Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan is seeing a rise in militant attacks. On Sunday, armed men targeted an IRGC convoy in Rask, injuring several. The attack follows last week’s violence in Zahedan, in which two security forces personnel were killed.

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At least ten killed in armed attack on copper and gold mining site in Pakistan’s Balochistan

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Details emerging from a deadly attack on a mining site in mineral-rich #Chagai in #Balochistan: at least 10 killed, including foreign national & workers. How the assault unfolded, what locals & Doctors say about the chaos and aftermath.

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Details emerging from a deadly attack on a mining site in mineral-rich #Chagai in #Balochistan: at least 10 killed, including foreign national & workers. How the assault unfolded, what locals & Doctors say about the chaos and aftermath.

Read our story: https://t.co/D5PJse16I7

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Reports say an attack took place at a mining site in #Dalbandin on Tuesday. Initial accounts suggest at least 10 people have been killed, including a foreign national, two local security guards and several labourers. One Turkish national is also reported to have been abducted.

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Amid diplomatic efforts involving Pakistan and broader regional tensions, Iranian security forces say they have dismantled a militant cell linked to Jaish al-Adl in Rask, seizing a huge cache of ammunition. Iran claims the militants had entered Iran from across Pakistan border.

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Please read our latest report on two significant security incidents that were overshadowed by talks in Islamabad via the link below.

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Amid #IslamabadTalks, two security incidents in Pakistan’s #Balochistan, one on land, one at sea, barely made headlines while Islamabad hosted rare US–Iran talks. But the timing, location and shifting tactics tell a bigger story.

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Amid #IslamabadTalks, two security incidents in Pakistan’s #Balochistan, one on land, one at sea, barely made headlines while Islamabad hosted rare US–Iran talks. But the timing, location and shifting tactics tell a bigger story.

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Port of Chabahar struck by American and Israeli fighter jets. Israeli and American jets are reported to be flying roughly 200km from Pakistan’s Gwadar port. Unusual activity by the Pakistan Air Force has been observed near the Pakistan-#Iran border.

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#UAE says it intercepted 137 missiles and 209 drones fired from Iran, Qatar reports 66 missiles were intercepted, and Bahrain says it shot down 45 missiles and 9 drones. Taken together, #Iran launched roughly as many missiles at the UAE yesterday as it did at Israel.

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15 locations in #Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan struck by #Israel and US jets since yesterday, including navy base in Chabahar.

A girls’ school in Minab Hormozgan was hit in the attacks, killing more than 100 in what Iranian authorities call one of the worst civilian losses so far.

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Missiles over #Tehran. Smoke in Sistan-Baluchestan.

What do the strikes on #Iran mean for the #Baloch insurgency and could the fallout spill into Pakistan’s #Balochistan?

A critical moment for the region. Read here:

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#Balochistan is on fire. #BLA's coordinated attacks across 13 towns expose not just a security failure, but decades of political neglect and a widening gap between Islamabad and the province. What’s really driving this insurgency? Read our editorial.

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Unprecedented coordinated attacks hit over 12 towns in #Balochistan.

Who is behind “Operation #herof2 and what does #BLA leader Bashir Zaib’s video from a strategic location signal?

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Pakistan: This is the first recorded suicide bombing by the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) since the group emerged in 2004, and the attacker is reported to have been a woman. Analysts say this is a significant shift in the group’s operational tactics.

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Pakistan: The banned ethno-nationalist group Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) says it carried out a deadly attack on a compound housing foreign staff in the mineral-rich Chagai district, which hosts major Chinese and Canadian mining projects. Developing Story

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Pakistan: The banned ethno-nationalist group Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) says it carried out a deadly attack on a compound housing foreign staff in the mineral-rich Chagai district, which hosts major Chinese and Canadian mining projects. Developing Story

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#Iran: The Iran-based Sunni militant group Jaish-ul Adl announces that several armed groups have merged to form a united front against the Iranian government. In a statement, Jaish-ul Adl said further details would be released soon.

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Nepotism or merit? Captain Syed Abdur Rehman Bin Qasim, nephew of Army Chief Asim Munir, has been inducted into a top civil service post in Pakistan’s Administrative Service, amid the military’s expanding footprint in civil administration.

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Allegations of political favouritism surround Balochistan Chief Minister @PakSarfrazbugti after claims that the Levies Force in his home district was kept separate from the police merger.

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