Osama Bin Laden: How the U.S. helped midwife a terrorist

By Ahmed Rashid

A history of U.S. involvement in Central Asia, leading to the rise of Muslim radicals in 43 countries.

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"… ve plan to launch guerrilla attacks into the Soviet Socialist Republics of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, the soft Muslim underbelly of the Soviet state from where …"

"… rn Afghanistan and launched their first rocket attacks against villages in Tajikistan. Casey was delighted with the news, and on his next secret trip to Pakista …"

"… tacks against US overseas facilities in Saudi Arabia, Albania, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Uganda, Uruguay and the Ivory Coast — emphasizing the reach of the Afgh …"

"… ivities rebounded. In March 1997, three Arab and two Tajik militants [from Tajikistan] were shot dead after a 36-hour gun battle between them and the police in …"

Wages of war

By Ahmed Rashid

LAHORE, Pakistan, August 5, 1999 — Two decades of fighting have destroyed Afghanistan's normal economy. In its place has grown a criminal ec

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"… s the northeast region, taxes opium shipments crossing into Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.Officials in China and Uzbekistan say that drugs from Afghanistan also hel …"

Final offensive?

By Ahmed Rashid

LAHORE, Pakistan, August 5, 1999 — Since the failed peace talks, the Taliban have been massing their forces along a wide east-west arc 20 ki

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"… s from Afghanistan’s six neighbouring countries—China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan—as well as Russia and the United States att …"

"… Russia have stepped up arms supplies to the Alliance while Uzbekistan and Tajikistan provide supply bases. Everyone is seeking to secure some strategic advanta …"

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Afghanistan: Heart of darkness

By Ahmed Rashid

LAHORE, Pakistan, August 5, 1999 — As the Taliban launch a new offensive against opposition forces, the threat which this Islamic regime pos

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"… armed insurgents accused of terrorist attacks in China, Iran, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Pakistan have found sanctuary in a symbiotic relationship with the Tal …"

"… stan border. “Yoldasev is training 200 to 300 militants from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kirgyzstan and Uighurs from Xinjiang province in China,” says the ai …"

"… omat in Tashkent. Several hundred other IMU militants have fled to Russia, Tajikistan and Turkey to escape Karimov’s crackdown and are expected to turn up in …"

"… year for attacks on civilians in Bosnia, Chechnya, Indian-held Kashmir and Tajikistan.For many Afghans, the crux of the problem is the fall-off of U.S. involvem …"

Part I: Moscow's open, revolving door for big tobacco

By Roman Anin

Moscow's open, revolving door for big tobacco

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"… in 2001 to unite the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Rules of the community oblige parties to adopt common sta …"

"… wer.”The protests appear to have had an impact: Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Tajikistan are pushing back against some of the Russian rules. It’s unclear who wil …"

The U.S. military delves into cultural intelligence in Iran

By Nick Schwellenbach

PaperTrail has obtained an exclusive copy of the military’s field guide for cultural intelligence for possible military operations in Iran,

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"… abia, Kuwait, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, China, Taiwan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, the …"

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Africa's 'merchant of death' sold arms to the Taliban

By Phillip van Niekerk and André Verlöy

WASHINGTON, January 31, 2002 — Victor Bout, the Russian arms trafficker whose clandestine sales of weapons of war to some of the bloodiest r

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"… o the Taliban have been a closely guarded secret.The 35-year old native of Tajikistan, who uses several aliases, started out in the trade in Afghanistan when hi …"

Interpol's Red Notices used by some to pursue political dissenters, opponents

By Libby Lewis

Inadequate checks, balances raise human rights concerns

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"… sia, Belarus, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Ukraine, Vietnam, Paraguay, Tajikistan, Venezuela, Libya, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iraq and Iran.More than 2,200 of …"

"… Notices were Azerbaijan, the United Arab Emirates, China, Rwanda, Vietnam, Tajikistan, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Iraq and Iran.So what measures does Interpol take to …"

Interpol reacts to ICIJ story

By ICIJ

Interpol's press secretary reacts to ICIJ's findings, and reporter Libby Lewis responds.

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"… lso misstates INTERPOL’s statistics to suggest that Iraq, Libya, Rwanda, Tajikistan and Vietnam feature in the top 30 of any kind of Red Notice list, either a …"

The merchant of death

By André Verlöy

With 300 employees and a large fleet of cargo planes, Victor Bout's actions were near impossible to track

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"… ongo-Brazzaville, among others.Bout, a short, stocky 35-year-old native of Tajikistan, graduated from Moscow's Military Institute of Foreign Languages and repor …"

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