Tajik troops have waged close-quarter battles with al-Qaida terrorists after uncovering a training camp in a remote valley.
The discovery prompted warnings that militants are spreading out of Afghanistan and into its gas and oil-rich Central Asian neighbours.
Insurgents led by Abdullo Rakhimov, a warlord who is one of Central Asia’s most senior followers of Osama bin Laden, were thought to be training in camps in the Rasht valley, 30 miles north of the country’s border with Afghanistan.
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Missing explosives: tip of the iceberg
By AG Khan, The Milli Gazette
Published Online: Oct 21, 2010
Print Issue: 1-15 October 2010
New Delhi: Mystery behind the missing explosives is becoming more and more alarming day by day with fresh disclosures every single day though the mainstream media as well as the home minister, NSA and NIA have decided to turn a blind eye. From 60 to 164 and now over 1000 trucks – the quantity of “vanishing” explosives is increasing every passing day. The quantity comes to a staggering 873 tonnes.
Sangam Explosives’ license had expired in 2008 yet it continued to receive consignments till this year! Security agencies like ATS Rajasthan and Central investigative agencies are investigating whether the missing ammo was used in various blasts throughout the country.
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