Tajikistan: Islamic Militancy No Phantom Menace
Death of veteran militant leader proves truth of warnings that fighters were infiltrating from Afghanistan.
Death of veteran militant leader proves truth of warnings that fighters were infiltrating from Afghanistan.
American military warns that 2011 will be especially violent.
Al-Qaeda leader is not thought to have ever set foot in the country, but it became one of his main battlegrounds.
Killing of veteran militant seen as al-Qaeda emissary has eased but not removed security threat in Central Asian state, analysts say.
Governments that pay for humanitarian effort must act to curb interference by Khartoum.
Insurgents blamed for serial bomb attacks on music traders, though Taleban deny it.
Tagab district residents say police taking up position too near schools and health centre.
But activists urge comprehensive reparations programme for all those who suffered in 20-year LRA conflict.