From The New York Times:
KOSH-KORGON, Kyrgyzstan — The three men were locals who were said to have once crossed into nearby Afghanistan to wage war alongside the Taliban. They then returned, militant wayfarers apparently bent on inciting an Afghan-style insurgency in this tinderbox of a valley in Central Asia. By late June, they were holed up in a house here, stockpiling Kalashnikov rifles and watching pirated DVDs of martial arts movies.
Their exact plans will most likely never be known. The Kyrgyz security services tracked them down a week after their arrival and stormed the building, according to officials and village residents. All three men were killed, including one who blew himself up with a grenade after being wounded.
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My Comment: The Chinese regard this part of the world on their border as extremely unstable, and probably the most dangerous from their point of view. Their own Muslim citizens are exhibiting the same traits and rebellions as the Central Asian region, and they are only a border away.
Russia has been able to put a lid on their side of the border .... but this is a situation that everyone is skeptical can last.
Should we be alarmed .... yes, but the rise of Islamic radicalism in this part of the world will impact Russia and China more than how it will impact us in Afghanistan.
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I'm very curious as to how Russia and China will deal with this issue and really think it will be much more instructive than- say how Pakistan confronts the problem inside their borders.
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