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By Andrew McGregor (2/26/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)

BACKGROUND: A native of southern Saudi Arabia, al-Walid\'s real name is \'Abd al-Aziz al-Ghamidi. In 1987, al-Walid left for Peshawar, the transit point for Arab volunteers heading into Afghanistan. There, he would have received training and support from the Mukhtab al-Khidmat, an organization run by Dr.
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By Michael Denison (2/26/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)

BACKGROUND: The postings were made to the Centrasia.ru site and signed Usman Khaknazarov, political analyst. The name is unknown to local observers and several analysts, together with the banned opposition party Erk, believe that this is a pseudonym for a senior government official.
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By Beatrice Hogan (3/1/2000 issue of the CACI Analyst)

BACKGROUND: Unlike the transitioning countries in Eastern Europe, the Central Asian states have no history of independence. The landlocked countries have been pawns of different empires for centuries. They were first ruled by various khanates, then were caught in the 19th century "Great Game" struggle of empires between Britain and Russia, then were controlled by Tsarist Russia before being subsumed by the Soviet Union.

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By Dr. Shahram Akbarzadeh (3/1/2000 issue of the CACI Analyst)

BACKGROUND: On 11 February 2000, the Kyrgyz Security Council Secretary Bolot Januzakov warned of an impending incursion by 700 strong Islamic fighters from northern Tajikistan into Kyrgyz territory. These Islamic fighters were said to be under the command of Juma Namangani and running a campaign against President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan. Namangani's guerrillas were reportedly involved in the kidnapping of four Japanese citizens in southern Kyrgyzstan in October 1999.

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