Fighting in Balochistan

俾路支省的衝突

Jul 8, 2026, 19:30
AsiaWorld

Introduction

The Pakistani army says there was a lot of fighting in Balochistan. Many soldiers and people died.

巴基斯坦軍方表示俾路支省發生了許多激烈衝突，導致許多士兵和平民死亡。

Main Body

From Monday to Wednesday, there were three big fights. In one place, militants killed nine police officers and 18 other workers. In another place, militants attacked a military group and killed 11 soldiers. In total, 38 soldiers and 4 civilians died. The army killed 54 militants.

從週一到週三，發生了三場大規模衝突。在其中一個地點，武裝分子殺害了九名警察和十八名其他工作人員。在另一個地點，武裝分子襲擊了一個軍事小組，殺害了十一名士兵。總計有三十八名士兵和四名平民死亡。軍方則擊斃了五十四名武裝分子。

Some groups want to leave Pakistan and start a new country. These groups are the BLA and the TTP. The United Nations says these groups are terrorists. They attack roads and buildings to hurt the government.

某些組織希望脫離巴基斯坦並建立新國家。這些組織包括 BLA 和 TTP。聯合國表示這些組織是恐怖分子，他們攻擊道路和建築物以傷害政府。

Pakistan says that Afghanistan and India help these militants. Afghanistan and India say this is not true. Pakistan also sent planes to attack targets in Afghanistan. The United Nations says some civilians died in those attacks.

巴基斯坦稱阿富汗和印度援助這些武裝分子。阿富汗和印度則否認這一說法。巴基斯坦還派遣飛機攻擊阿富汗境內的目標。聯合國表示，這些襲擊導致部分平民死亡。

Conclusion

The situation in Balochistan is still dangerous. The army is still fighting these groups and Pakistan is angry with its neighbors.

俾路支省的情況依然危險。軍方仍在與這些組織作戰，而巴基斯坦對其鄰國感到憤怒。

Vocabulary Learning

🚩 The 'Counting' Logic

In this story, we see a pattern of using numbers to describe events. For a beginner, the most important thing is how we link numbers to people.

The Pattern: [Number] →\rightarrow [Type of Person] →\rightarrow [Action/Result]

Examples from the text:

  • 9 →\rightarrow police officers →\rightarrow died
  • 11 →\rightarrow soldiers →\rightarrow died
  • 54 →\rightarrow militants →\rightarrow killed

🌍 Who is doing what?

To reach A2, you need to distinguish between the 'doer' and the 'receiver' of an action.

1. Active (Doing):

  • The army →\rightarrow killed militants.
  • Militants →\rightarrow attacked roads.

2. Passive (Happening to them):

  • Civilians →\rightarrow died in attacks.

🛠️ Simple Word Swaps

Instead of hard words, look at these simple pairs used in the text:

  • Dangerous ≈\approx Not safe
  • Target ≈\approx The place they want to hit
  • Civilians ≈\approx Normal people (not soldiers)

Vocabulary Learning

militants (n.)
People who use violence to fight for a political cause
Example:The militants attacked the military base.
civilians (n.)
People who are not in the army or police
Example:The government wants to protect civilians during the war.
terrorists (n.)
People who use violence and fear to achieve a goal
Example:The United Nations says these groups are terrorists.
government (n.)
The group of people who rule a country
Example:The government makes laws for the people.
targets (n.)
People or things that someone wants to hit or attack
Example:The planes attacked specific targets in the city.
situation (n.)
The set of things that are happening at a certain time
Example:The situation in the city is very dangerous.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→