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The Threat Posed by IS-K To Central Asia -- And Beyond
The threat of terrorism is never far from the minds of officials in Central Asia, who know that their region shares a 2,000-kilometer border with Afghanistan. In recent weeks, Tajikistan’s speaker of parliament has warned about a growing number of militants in northern Afghanistan and in Kyrgyzstan, where authorities detained 15 suspected members of Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K), a group operating out of Afghanistan. Suspected IS-K militants who are Tajik nationals have been blamed for terrorist attacks in Moscow in March and Iran in January. Joining host Bruce Pannier to look at who these militants are and where they are active are guests Lucas Webber, the co-founder and editor of militantwire.com and a research fellow at the Soufan Center; and Riccardo Valle, an analyst focused on jihadism security and the director of thekhorasandiary.com.
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September 01, 2024
Podcast: The Racialization Of Central Asians In Russia
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August 18, 2024
Podcast: Decolonizing Central Asia
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August 04, 2024
Legislating Fashion In Central Asia
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July 21, 2024
Three Years With The Taliban As Neighbors
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July 07, 2024
Podcast: Suppressing Karakalpakstan’s Sovereignty
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