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Transnational Islamic militants and Afghan drug money making central Asia another time bomb
Central Asia is slowly but surely becoming a hot bed of transnational Islamic militants that bears similarity to the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Kyrgyzstan said on May 17 that various groups of transnational Islamic militants seeking to create a global Islamic caliphate are being activated in Central Asia. A source from the country's border control services told Kyrgyz media that militants coming from Afghanistan financed by arms and drugs trafficking are gathering near Kyrgyz borders, and that the illegal entry of foreign nationals and individuals without any citizenship into Kyrgyzstan is on the rise. The source further reported that militants are now primarily gaining access to the region by passing through official checkpoints using forged documents.
It can be a ticking time bomb for India, Israel, United States and Russia. Even China may be affected. Recent violence in Uxbekistan, events in Kyrgyzstan and some pockets of Islamic militant activities in Afghanistan and Pakistan is really worrisome.
What Bush Administration has achieved through fantastic diplomacy in Pakistan and balanced special operations in Afghanistan is saving the world for the time being from Islamic militancy.
Russians are trying hard to contain the Chechens too. Rasul Tambulatov, the Islamist militant leader of Shelkovsky District, Chechnya, was killed by Russian special forces who also took his five associates -- all specialists in bomb making -- prisoner, Russian media reported May 17, citing the Russian Command in the North Caucasus. Tambulatov reportedly is responsible for several major attacks against the Russian military and civilians for the last two years. A large cache of landmines, improvised explosive devices, motor shells, grenade-launchers and small arms was confiscated during the operation. In Chechnya, Russia should address the grass root issues and bring all Chechens into Russian mainstream politics.
The recent episode in Uzbekistan did not help. The number of Uzbek refugees entering Kyrgyzstan following violence in Uzbekistan's Andijan province could potentially reach 1 million and could significantly weaken the Kyrgyz economy, Kyrgyz Ombudsman Tursunbay Bakir said May 17. Bakir, Kyrgyzstan's chief human rights official, made the comments after visiting the Kyrgyz border with Uzbekistan, adding that the state of the Kyrgyz economy makes accepting even a thousand refugees difficult. Bakir said Kyrgyzstan could offer to set up refugee camps along the border, and that international organizations should provide funding for them.
The Central Asia is slowly becoming the sanctuary for the Islamic militants. Al-Queda has transformed itself into a decentralized operation with pockets of sleeping cell. The Central Asia is also a hot place for Al-Queda.
The Central Asia can fuel in the future unprecedented levels of terrorist activities unless it is taken care of now!
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