Friday, September 3, 2010

Tajikistan Militancy Raising Fears In The Region

Is Tajikistan The Next Afghanistan? -- Channel 4 News

Today a suicide bomber blew himself up in Khujand, northern Tajikistan. One person died and others were wounded. His target: a police station, near the border with Uzbekistan. After reading that, you could be forgiven if you did not read on. But this is a rare occurrence in an extremely important place.

Central Asia. We’re talking about one of the most repressed, impoverished and volatile regions on earth.

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More News On Tajikistan

Attack in Tajikistan Highlights Fears of Militancy -- New York Times
Suicide blast kills Tajik policeman, wounds 25 -- AP
Suicide car bomber wounds 25 police in Tajikistan -- Reuters
Suicide blast kills senior Tajik police officer -- AFP
Suicide Car Bomber Hits Tajik Police Station -- Radio Free Europe

Top Tajik Security Chiefs Dismissed Following Prison Break -- Radio Free Europe
Security chief replaced after Tajik jail break -- BBC
Tajik leader fires security chiefs after jailbreak -- Reuters
5 Guards Killed in Tajikistan Prison Break -- New York Times
Twenty-Five Militants Escape Prison In Tajikistan -- Radio Free Europe
Tajikistan hunts for armed fugitives -- Financial Times

Tajik Leader Rails Against the Veil -- Eurasia.org
Tajikistan head blames radical madrasahs -- Sydney Morning Herald/AFP
Tajikistan Urges Parents To Recall Children From Foreign Religious Schools -- Radio Free Europe
Tajikistan Headed toward ‘Total Islamization,’ Thus Threatening Russia -- Georgian Daily
It’s Tough Being Young in Tajikistan, part 2 -- New Eurasia
Pros and cons of the U.S. training center in Tajikistan -- Eurasianet

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