
Jihadists linked to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) have joined the ranks of the Taliban in Afghanistan, a source at Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security (SCNS) told the Russian state-owned TASS news agency.
by Edwin Mora16 Nov 2015, 1:27 PM PST0

Protesters in Afghanistan stormed the presidential palace in Kabul on Wednesday, carrying the coffins of seven civilians from the Hazara Shiite minority, recently beheaded by Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL)-linked terrorists.
by Edwin Mora11 Nov 2015, 9:12 PM PST0

Contents: Russian troops may take control of Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan; European Union agrees to terms in exchange for Turkey’s help with refugees; Hungary closes the border with Croatia; Polls show British voters more willing to leave European Union; Turkey’s president Erdogan ridicules Europe over refugee crisis
by John J. Xenakis17 Oct 2015, 10:01 AM PST0

Contents: Taliban scores major strategic victory in Afghanistan, capturing Kunduz; The Afghan Taliban return to Kunduz after fourteen years; Repercussions for Central Asia
by John J. Xenakis29 Sep 2015, 6:16 AM PST0

The Uzbekistan Education Ministry issued an order that bans people under 18 years old from Friday prayer services, even during Eid at the end of September.
by Mary Chastain25 Sep 2015, 7:37 AM PST0

Contents: Violence flares in Central Asia’s Fergana Valley; Brief generational history of Uzbekistan; Rise of ISIS raises militant Islamist concerns in Central Asia
by John J. Xenakis14 Aug 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Fazliddin Kurbanov, a Russian-speaking truck driver who fled Uzbekistan in 2009, was arrested two years ago by federal authorities who said he was determined to carry out an attack on U.S. soil.
by Breitbart News12 Aug 2015, 10:19 PM PST0

Federal prosecutors told a jury on Tuesday that an Uzbekistan refugee, 32-year-old Fazliddin Kurbanov, had embarked on a “pathway to terrorism” after converting to Islam after our refugee program brought him into the U.S. from Central Asia.
by Katie McHugh15 Jul 2015, 9:20 PM PST0

Anti-government riots and violence increase in Burundi; Concerns over an all-out crisis civil war in Burundi are misplaced; Fears grow in Central Asia of an ISIS-Taliban alliance in Afghanistan
by John J. Xenakis8 May 2015, 4:00 AM PST0