A NEW TURN IN U.S. POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN AND CONCOMITANT RISKS FOR CENTRAL ASIA
Abstract
Afghanistan, a front in the struggle against international terror which appeals to radical Islam and a hub of extremism and international crime, can be described without exaggeration as one of the hottest spots on our planet. The country has been and remains the world’s largest drug producer and supplier. Geographically, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA) is one of the closest southern neighbors of the Central Asian republics; the Tajiks, Uzbeks, and Turkmen who live on both sides of the former Soviet-Afghan border are closely related in ethnic, cultural, and religious terms.
The common ethnic ties broken by Soviet power are gradually being restored, which makes the Afghan developments even more important for Central Asia.
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