User:KazakhPol/Projects/Terrorism in Tajikistan


 * Terrorism in Tajikistan-related links
 * Central Asia: Hizb Ut-Tahrir’s Calls For Islamic State Find Support
 * Kyrgyzstan: Imam Extends Welcome To Hizb Ut-Tahrir
 * Uzbekistan: Ties With Kyrgyzstan Worsen Amid 'Terror' Accusations
 * U.S. Interests and Central Asia Energy Security
 * Central Asia: Radical Islamists challenge governments efforts at control (part 3)

''On 30 April 1997, Tajik President Imamali Rahmanov was injured when a man threw a grenade at him in the city of Khojand (the administrative center of Leninabad province in northern Tajikistan). Two people were killed in the attack and 49 injured. Rahmanov sustained injury in his leg. The man, who threw the grenade, Firdaus Dustboboyev, is is rumored to have been one of the organizers of the May 1996 anti-government demonstrations in Khojand. This incident was followed by another attack on the barracks of the Presidential guards in October, killing 14 service men. There were several cases of bombing in Tajikistan and its capital Dushanbe as well. On Jul 17 and 26, two bombs exploded in the capital city. While the first caused little damage, the second injured four children. Similarly, on September 9 and 25, a series of bomb explosions took place in Dushanbe, injuring more than 28 people. While these kinds of attacks continued, Dushanbe also witnessed several cases of kidnappings and abductions. On 3 October 1997, a meat dealer and his son were abducted. In the same year, several UN aid workers were also abducted. In 1991, there was a peace accord in Tajikistan, which for all theoretical purposes ended the civil war, but the acts of terrorism and militancy continued, though on a smaller magnitude in 1998 and thereafter. Surprisingly, the other four Central Asian republics, which had not witnessed such incidents, now started facing the brunt of the problem.''