Word: uzbek
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...Security and Cooperation in Europe and the E.U. denounced the separatists' move, with Brussels threatening its own sanctions unless the closures are reversed. Terror Returns UZBEKISTAN Coordinated suicide bombings struck the capital, Tashkent, killing at least three people and wounding eight. A number of suspects were apprehended by Uzbek authorities. The blasts came as 15 people with suspected links to al-Qaeda went on trial in connection with a wave of violence in March that killed almost 50. No Going Back SOUTH KOREA More than 450 North Koreans arrived on two flights, in what was thought to be the largest...
...week noted that President Karimov is using the war on terror as an excuse to mount a massive crackdown on all Muslims who want to practice their faith independently of the government. Some observers believe that this week's outbreak of bombings and shootings directed against the police in Uzbek cities may be rooted not only in local al-Qaeda linked groups, but also in response to President Karimov's repression of a far wider group of Muslims...
...local media. The attacks were swift and bloody, and scattered across the city, from the Chorsu market near the center to the outer suburbs. Their impact was heightened by the government's near-total news blackout. The biggest firefight took place in the Yalangach district, about 3 km from Uzbek President Islam Karimov's residence. Government officials claim 20 terrorists were cornered and quickly blew themselves up, but locals say the guerrillas were fewer in number, and resisted the police for over six hours until they were killed. In Chorsu market, two female suicide bombers blew themselves up as police...
...dinner a curried-chicken stew--to approximate the cuisine of at least some of the prisoners. "The food I ate there was the best I'd ever had in my life," says Pakistani Shah Mohammed, now 21, who says he landed at Gitmo after he was kidnapped by an Uzbek commander and sold to the Americans for a bounty being offered for al-Qaeda fighters. He was released last July, after his interrogators concluded that he not only had had no contact with Osama bin Laden's group but also hadn't even known 9/11 had happened until they showed...
...attacks to foment an anti-Taliban revolt among Pashtun tribes--responded to their overtures? In a word, pragmatism. The Taliban and al-Qaeda are gaining ground in remote areas, where they have found support among Pashtun tribesmen who feel Karzai's government is too top-heavy with Tajik, Uzbek and Hazara tribal leaders--their rivals for political power. By bringing moderate Taliban onboard, Karzai hopes he can garner support among the Pashtun and split the Taliban's ranks. But the President's program could falter at the start: Karzai's advisers say Muttawakil has already declined a Cabinet post...