The Rise of the Taliban Movement in Afghanistan: Security Issues for Central Asia
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52123/1994-2370-2023-964Keywords:
Afghanistan, Taliban, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, terrorism, drugs, security issues, Islamic EmirateAbstract
The article examines the consequences of the arrival to power of the terrorist organization "Taliban" (banned in Kazakhstan) in Afghanistan in 1996 for the countries of Central Asia, analyzes possible scenarios for the development of the current situation after the withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan and the return of the Taliban to power on September 7, 2021.
At the beginning of the article, the reader is introduced to the events that influenced the situation in post-Soviet countries with the coming to power of the Taliban organization in Afghanistan in 1996, after which the author draws parallels of events twenty years ago with the returning of the Taliban to power in 2021. In conclusion, the author predicts a possible scenario for the development of the situation in the region from the point of view of modern reality. In this regard, the opinions of Kazakhstani and foreign politicians and experts are analyzed and comprehensively discussed.
