Afghanistan Crisis: Security Problems for Russia and Central Asian States

... Kyrgyzstan [ 2 ]. We might also add here the close ties between the more radical wing of North Caucasian militants and the Taliban via Al-Qaeda [ 3 ]. The latter was actively involved in the last two Chechen wars. The bombers who carried out many of ... ... well as via ethnic terrorist groups with ties to Al-Qaeda. Russia inevitably perceives growing threats in Afghanistan and in Central Asia in the context of the above events. Interconnected threats of international terrorism in Central Asia, Afghanistan and the Middle East As the U.S. withdraws its troops and the civil war grows progressively ...