Taliban menace Central Asia

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 02 Jul 2021 by Alex Teddy
On July 2 the US Secretary of State met the Tajik and Uzbek foreign ministers. Tajikistan and Uzbekistan border Afghanistan. They discussed their security.The Turkmen foreign minister was conspicuous by his absence. Turkmenistan borders Afghanistan. Why was the Turkmen foreign minister not invited? Turkmenistan is one of the most oppressive countries in the world. Perhaps inviting its foreign minister would be too much for the Biden Administration. The Taliban is making major gains in Afghanistan. The US military is due to withdraw in September 2021. In June 2021 over 150 Afghan soldiers fled from the Taliban and sought refuge in Tajikistan. Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are refusing to accept refugees. Central Asia is extremely concerned about Taliban infiltration. In the 1990s Tajikistan fought an extremely bloody civil war when the Taliban were backing Islamic extremists in Tajikistan. Russia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan all intervened to support the Tajik government. President Rahmon, who won that civil war, is still in office. Uzbekistan and Tajikistan are so worried about the Taliban that the chance they will allow a US base to be established on their territory is rising. Bloomberg said that sources indicate that Kazakhstan will be invited to consultations with the US. The US might ask Central Asian countries to accept Afghan refugees.A Tajik regional governor said his country must expect at least 10,000 Afghan refugees this year.

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