Terrorism in Afghanistan

Terrorism in Afghanistan

Terrorism in Afghanistan spread to Central Asia in the 1990s, but has transitioned from attacks aimed at overthrowing the secular states in the region to attacks against United States military forces.

In September 2000 leaders of Hizb ut-Tahrir, the Taliban, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Chechen separatists, and Osama bin Laden, representing Al Qaeda, met in Kabul and held negotiations about future cooperation between their organizations. [Ahmed Rashid. "Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia", Yale University, 2002, ISBN 0-300-09345-4]

On February 17, 2008 a suicide bomber killed 80 people at a dog-fighting match in Kandahar. [ [http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/080217162206.odnhocin.html AFP] ]

ee also

*Terrorism in Central Asia

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