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ABSTRACT
Security issues in Uzbekistan are directly related to the political situation in neighboring countries. In this, the problem
of religious radicalism has a special place. The article discusses the impact of religious radicalization problems on the
security of Uzbekistan in the Tajikistan-Taliban conflict.
KEYWORDS
Taliban, government, extremist groups, state security.
INTRODUCTION
Since the Taliban came to power (August 2021), the
conflict in relations with neighboring Tajikistan
continues. The official Dushanbe announced that the
Taliban did not fulfill the requirements of inclusiveness,
that is, they did not take into account the rights of the
ethnic people
–
Tajiks, who are in the main place after
the Pashtuns in the country in terms of numbers, and
that they do not recognize the legitimacy of the new
government in Kabul, because they are pursuing a
policy against human rights. Against the background of
tension for three years, both sides have made
threatening statements and provoked actions in the
border area to aggravate the situation.
Taliban is introducing the system of Islamic Emirate
based on poetic rules in Afghanistan. Despite the fact
that the Taliban often repeat that they are taking
drastic measures against the activities of terrorist
groups in the country, they maintain secret relations
with some terrorist groups (such as Al-Qaeda ,
Ansarullah Jamaat, and Tahrike Taliban Tajikistan ) .
The Taliban’s strict Sharia rule and secret cooperation
with terrorist groups consisting of regional militants,
whose goal is to create an Islamic state, cause the
spread of religious radicalism in the countries of
Central Asia. Taliban can use this tendency to actively
recruit Tajik youth prone to religious radicalism to
Research Article
PROBLEMS OF RELIGIOUS RADICALIZATION IN TAJIKISTAN-TALIBAN
CONFLICTS AND ITS EFFECT ON UZBEKISTAN
Submission Date:
Sep 01, 2024,
Accepted Date:
Sep 06, 2024,
Published Date:
Sep 11, 2024
Crossref doi:
https://doi.org/10.37547/ijhps/Volume04Issue09-03
Rahmonkulov Ikromqul
Independent researcher, Uzbekistan
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terrorist groups in Afghanistan, to use terrorist groups
whose composition is against the official authorities in
Dushanbe, consisting mainly of Tajiks, and to deploy
them in the border areas with Tajiks.
In recent years, the Taliban government has banned
women and girls from getting an education after the
6th grade , turning higher education institutions into
religious institutions, prohibiting women from walking
in the street without a mahram, looking at men’s faces,
and speaking loudly so religious radicalization is
systematic in the country. indicates that it is being
organized. Also, the fact that citizens of Tajikistan are
mentioned as the main culprits in several terrorist
attacks in “Crocus City Hall” , in Russia, in the city of
Kerman in Iran , and in Turkey indicates that the cases
of religious radicalization have increased in the
country.
The leadership of The Taliban is interested not only in
the country but also in the region, in the radicalization
of young people and the development of the idea of
building a society in a poetic order. The Taliban can
gather groups with such an idea in Afghanistan and
provide them with constant support:
1. Ensuring internal security
-
maintaining internal security by strengthening one’s
power, controlling the forces that are in opposition to
one’s own, fighting against one’s internal enemies;
2. Strengthening regional influence
- To influence existing extremist movements in
countries such as Central Asia, China, Iran, and Russia,
to strengthen its role in regional games by supporting
extremist groups in these countries, and to increase its
influence in negotiations with these countries;
3. Providing financial resources
- providing financial resources from black market trade,
drug trade, and illegal economic activities;
4. A tool of pressure in negotiations
- as a means of pressure in negotiations with
neighboring countries, in particular, controlling
extremist groups in Tajikistan or Uzbekistan and
obtaining political or economic benefits from these
countries;
5. Ideological cooperation and support
- Taliban support radical movements in Afghanistan
and the region in spreading their ideology, thereby
strengthening the ideological foundations of their rule.
The Taliban's efforts to spread its radical Islamic
ideology to Tajikistan pose a great threat to regional
security and stability. This can cause great political and
social problems not only for Tajikistan but also for
Central Asia. Against the background of bilateral
tensions, observing that the Taliban deployed the
militant groups of “Ansarullah Jamaat” and “Tahrike
Taliban Tajikistan” on the border of Tajikistan, and that
the
Taliban
used
the
above-mentioned
“countermeasures” in their statements that “without
the support of Russia, the Taliban will occupy Tajikistan
in a week” possible.
The process of religious radicalization under the rule of
the Taliban is also very worrying for neighboring
Uzbekistan, which has a long border with Afghanistan.
The rise of extremist groups in Tajikistan and their
influence may spread to Uzbekistan. Persons prone to
religious radicalization in Uzbekistan, in particular,
some young people, may be influenced by the “society
based on the religious rule in Afghanistan”. Although
the Uzbek government is taking various measures to
combat radicalization, it may become necessary to
monitor the situation in Afghanistan and negotiate
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International Journal Of History And Political Sciences
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VOLUME
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ISSUE
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:
11-13
OCLC
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1121105677
Publisher:
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with the Taliban. Also, the increase in religious
radicalization in Central Asia threatens stability in the
region.
In general, against the background of the current
conflict between the "Taliban" and Tajikistan, the
process of Danish radicalization is rapidly spreading to
the region, fact that the Taliban are determined to
create a poetic society based on the rules of the Islamic
Emirate in Afghanistan, and maintain secret
cooperation with other terrorist groups in the country.
can further activate the trend..
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