... attacks in Iran. The Taliban view ISIS [
2
] not only as ideological adversaries but also as a foreign and alien movement and political phenomenon that could plunge Afghan society into another catastrophe. This has paved the way for cooperation in counterterrorism efforts.
In August 2021, the Taliban’s rise to power caused quite a stir in radical circles around the world, where it was billed as a success story for the entire Muslim Ummah. However, this excitement has largely died down. For example, the well-known extremist party Hizb ut-Tahrir ...
Report No. 85 / 2023
Report No. 85 / 2023
The Taliban’s (an organization whose activities are banned in the Russian Federation) rise to power in Afghanistan in August 2021 and the conflict in Ukraine have both had an impact on regional trends in the Middle East. This report sheds light on the transformation ...
... territorial unit in Afghanistan, as well as via ethnic terrorist groups with ties to Al-Qaeda.
Russia inevitably perceives growing threats in Afghanistan and in Central Asia in the context of the above events.
Interconnected threats of international terrorism in Central Asia, Afghanistan and the Middle East
As the U.S. withdraws its troops and the civil war grows progressively bitter, the instability in Afghanistan is creating major security problems for Central Asian states.
Even if we take the many Taliban statements at face value, believing that they will refrain from attacking the Central Asian states (the latest such statement was
made
on July 8, 2021, in Moscow), there is still a threat posed by the many extremist ethnic groups consisting of ...
... reports confirm this, with more than 100 people being executed within the first two hours of the siege.
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (Taliban Movement of Pakistan, TTP) have claimed responsibility for the attack. According to a TTP representative, the attackers ... ... countries, regardless of whether terrorist groups operate within their borders. This is due, a) to the success of the global war on terrorism; b) to new opportunities that can be exploited by terrorists; and c) to substantial changes in the media.
The success ...
... common citizens, etc. Can one stop someone who is determined to die from accomplishing his (or her) evil mission? No amount of passive protection can prevent this. Active protection means taking the fight to them, taking them out at their roots. Such terrorism as is currently practiced in Pakistan is impossible to perpetrate without foreign funding and logistical support. Foreign sponsors must be exposed.
Interdicting the logistics behind terrorist hideouts, money, ammunition, supplies, uniforms, ...
