From: Justin Burke (JBurke@sorosny.org)
Date: Tue Oct 24 2000 - 10:22:26 EDT
KYRGYZSTAN SAYS ISLAMIC THREAT DEFLECTED--FOR NOW
General Bolot Djanuzakov, who is secretary of the Kyrgyz Security
Council, told journalists in Bishkek on 23 October that all
Islamic militants who infiltrated the country in August and
September have been expelled, Russian agencies reported. He
added that Kyrgyz troops now fully control all mountain
passes along the Kyrgyz-Tajik border. But Djanuzakov again
warned that until the war in neighboring Afghanistan ends,
the Islamic militants who are based in that country will
continue to pose a threat to the security of both Kyrgyzstan
and Central Asia as a whole. LF
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