Rise of Pashtunistan and Balochistan?

United States
November 18, 2012 1:49pm CST
It seems like Pashtun and Balochi people have been fighting for independence for a long time. Both share borders between Afghanistan and Pakistan, both are minorities in Pakistan. Both ethnic groups are in conflict. Pashtuns have been swept up by Taliban ideology as a means to unite the people. There is constant conflict from Pakistan Army, terrorists, and U.S. drones. Balochistan is one of the country's poorest regions although its natural resources provide wealth and sustenance to the rest of the country. There have been documented human rights violations and abuses from the Pakistani Army. Do you think that these groups will successfully secede from Pakistan/Afghanistan? Should they even attempt, since these nationalist movements have resulted in more bloodshed?
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• United States
19 Nov 12
If history records anything it is it's wars and these people you speak of today have gone by many names and it seems as though they have been fighting to be themselves for just about ever. It has always been a hot bed for fighting sadly it doesn't seem as though the end will be near.