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Mr GANGSTER
10-31-2001, 01:24 AM
Anti-Terrorism Coalition Seeks Iranian Cooperation in Afghan Stabilization Efforts
Afshin Molavi
Iran is emerging as a key player in discussions on a post-Taliban Afghanistan. Over
the past week, four high-level European diplomats have traveled to Tehran seeking
Iranian support for a plan that would establish an interim Afghan government with
the backing of the United Nations.
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav102501.shtml

Bio-terror Suspect Held in Pakistan, Handed Over to US Special Forces
A source tells EurasiaNet that Pakistani intelligence agents have handed over to US
special forces a Yemeni national who is an expert in microbiology and who is
suspected of having links with Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda terrorist organization.
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav102701.shtml

Top Anti-Taliban Commander Captured, Executed
Akhtar Jamal
Taliban forces have reportedly killed a top anti-Taliban Afghan commander, who was
captured early October 26. The death of Commander Abdul Haq is a severe setback for
international efforts to foster a multi-ethnic government to replace the Taliban,
according to Pakistani officials.
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav102601.shtml

Foreigners in Pakistan Held Under Investigation for Links with al Qaeda
Akhtar Jamal
A team of Pakistani and American intelligence agents are investigating at least two
and possibly up to 15 detained foreigners who are suspected of involvement in al
Qaeda, the network supported by extremist financier/terrorist Osama bin Laden.
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav102601a.shtml

The Role of GUUAM in the International Anti-Terrorist Strategy
A EurasiaNet Commentary by Taras Kuzio
The United States' reinvigorated interest in relations with Eurasian countries
raises prospects for a dormant regional security alliance known as GUUAM. The
US-led anti-terrorism campaign provides new impetus for the organization to act as
a stabilizing force and vehicle for economic growth in the region. But before
GUUAM's goals can be realized, conflicts among the member states and Russia must be
resolved.
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav102801.shtml

Efforts to Win Hearts and Minds in Uzbekistan
Serious attempts are underway in Uzbekistan by the US Embassy and the local
Spiritual Board to maintain support among local Muslims for US strikes against
Afghanistan.
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav102901.shtml

Russia Raises Its Caspian Basin Energy Profile
Alec Appelbaum
Instability in and around the states of the Caucasus gives Russia an economic
advantage in the competition to develop Caspian Basin energy resources.
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/business/articles/eav102901.shtml

Post-War Central Asia: A Complex Matrix
Ariel Cohen
The disparate interests of key players in the anti-terrorism coalition are
complicating the campaign against the Taliban and the al Qaeda network. These same
differing priorities will make it difficult for the international community to
promote lasting stability in Afghanistan and the Central Asian states. Already,
officials in Washington are struggling to balance competing tactical and strategic
requirements.
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav102301.shtml

Pressure Builds on Anti-Terrorism Alliance
Ahmed Rashid
An October 24 meeting of 800 Afghan Pashtun exiles in Pashawar sought to establish
a political counterweight to the anti-Taiban Northern Alliance, which is made up of
mainly Tajik Uzbeks in northern Afghanistan.
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav102401.shtml

Mr GANGSTER
10-31-2001, 01:26 AM
Central Asian Governments Impose Migration Barriers
Yaroslav Razumov
Amid the US-led anti-terrorism campaign, Central Asian states are taking swift
action to restrict population movements and crack down on illegal migrants. At the
same time, the prospect of prolonged tension in the region is expected to increase
the emigration pace of Russian-speakers in the region.
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav102401a.shtml

Expert Expects Russia to Get Tough with Azerbaijan
Q&A with Vafa Gulazadeh
During an October 23 meeting, both the Georgian Parliament chairman and his
Azerbaijani counterpart harshly criticized Russian policy in the South Caucasus.
Georgian-Russian relations have been strained of late, due mainly to the renewed
fighting in Abkhazia. EurasiaNet spoke to Vafa Gulazadeh, a long-time advisor to
Azerbaijani president Heydar Aliyev, about his expectations for Russian-Azerbaijani
relations.
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/qanda/articles/eav102401.shtml

Window of Opportunity Closing for Coalition-Building in Afghanistan
Lara Parpan
Time is running out on efforts to cobble together a coalition government to run
Afghanistan and sustain the international community's support for the
anti-terrorism campaign, a leading US expert on Afghanistan warns.
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/recaps/articles/eav102501.shtml

Putin's Visit To Tajikistan Bolsters Russian Influence in Central Asia
Vladimir Rodin
Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent visit to Tajikistan is indicative of
Moscow's concern about a possible loss of influence in Central Asia and
Afghanistan. Amid signs of growing US-Russian competition for sway over the
anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, Putin is taking steps to solidify Russian ties with
long-time allies in the region.
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav102501a.shtml

Book Review: Bin Laden Biography Raises Doubts
Mark N. Katz
First published some two years before the September 11 attacks, Bin Laden: The Man
Who Declared War on America appears to have been highly prescient. This is
particularly true of Bodansky's portrayal of how bin Laden and his network are
seeking to drive America out of the Muslim world - especially Saudi Arabia -
through acts of "spectacular terrorism." There are, however, several important
problems with the book.
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/culture/articles/eav102701.shtml

Redrawing the Caucasus
It was already a truism on 11 September that the world would never be the same
again. This week, we may have gotten an early glimpse of just how different that
world might be after the shuttle diplomacy of U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell.

A EurasiaNet Partner Post from Transitions Online
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/pp102301.shtml

Uzbekistan Allows Aid Delivery To Afghanistan
Nikola Krastev
Kenzo Oshima, the United Nations' emergency relief coordinator, announced yesterday
that Uzbekistan has agreed to allow the UN to move humanitarian aid across its
border into northern Afghanistan.
A EurasiaNet Partner Post from RFE/RL
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/rights/articles/eav102601.shtml