exaggerated." Some have reported that Hyrbyair Marri has been the group's leader since 2007. Still, in an interview in 2015, he denied having any contact with the group. Hyrbyair's brother Balach had led the group from 2000 until he was killed in 2007. Foreign involvement India The Indian newspaper The Hindu reported that BLA commanders had previously sought medical treatment in India's hospitals using disguises and fake identities. In one such case, a militant commander in charge of the city of Khuzdar was based in Delhi for at least six months in 2017 where he underwent extensive treatment for kidney-related ailments. Baloch militants' visits to India were often under assumed identities. Another Baloch Liberation Army commander, Aslam Baloch, was also alleged to have visited India. Previously, the Express Tribune had reported that Aslam Baloch was undergoing treatment at a hospital in New Delhi. Pakistan has often accused the BLA of being an Indian proxy, alleging that Indian consulates in Kandahar and Jalalabad, Afghanistan, were providing arms, training, and financial aid to the BLA in an attempt to destabilize Pakistan. Baloch separatist Hyrbyair Marri denies the group has links with India. However, he has also claimed that he is not a BLA member. India has also denied helping the BLA. Afghanistan’s former intelligence chief Rahmatullah Nabi acknowledged the claim in December 2022, saying: “We helped India against Pakistan, but India cancelled our visas after the fall of Kabul.” Afghanistan Afghanistan has acknowledged that they have been providing covert support to the Baloch Liberation Army. After the death of Aslam Baloch, alias Achu, in Kandahar, Afghan officials stated that the Afghan police chief Abdul Raziq Achakzai had housed Aslam Baloch and other separatists in Kandahar for years. Afghan news channel Tolonews reported that Aslam Baloch has been residing in Afghanistan since 2005. Previously, the Baloch Liberation Army's leader Balach Marri was also killed in Afghanistan. Terrorist designation Pakistan designated the Balochistan Liberation Army as a terrorist organization on 7 April 2006 after the group conducted a series of attacks targeting security personnel. On 17 July 2006, the British government followed suit, listing the BLA as a "proscribed group" based on the Terrorism Act 2000. However, the U.K. has harbored Hyrbyair Marri, leader of the BLA, as a refugee, in spite of protest by Pakistan. The group's actions have been described as terrorism by the United States Department of State. The United States