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- Title
Taliban's Re-Takeover of Afghanistan and Implications for Southeast Asia: The Need to Calibrate Politics and Violence?
- Authors
Singh, Bilveer
- Abstract
In the 1980s and 1990s, Afghanistan played a critical role in the evolution and morphing of Southeast Asian terrorist groups. The importance of Afghanistan's prominence as the nerve centre of jihadist militarism and the continued role of the Afghan 'alumni'1 are relevant for the region even today, particularly following the Taliban's return to power in August 2021. In many ways, the Taliban and Al-Qaeda (AQ) had developed close ties with Southeast Asian jihadists during the Russia-Afghan War (1979-1988) and had maintained close ties. The experience and network ties established during the anti-Soviet jihad between Southeast Asian and Afghan Mujahidin groups played a key role in influencing Southeast Asian jihadists' outlook and struggle. However, the magnitude of close ties has varied across time, with the most intense period being from the 1980s to the late 1990s. This article looks at the implications of the Taliban's return to power for Southeast Asia, and how the region is trying to navigate the new power realities in Afghanistan.
- Subjects
TERRORIST organizations; TALIBAN; MILITARISM; QAIDA (Organization); MUJAHIDEEN
- Publication
Counter Terrorist Trends & Analysis, 2022, Vol 14, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
2382-6444
- Publication type
Article