Thousands of jihadists involved in Kazakhstan unrest, confirms Russia

 

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Russia's worst fears of terrorists from Afghanistan penetrating into the countries of the Central Asian region could be coming true with the current state of emergency in Kazakhstan, country's Ambassador to the United States has suggested.  

Moscow has been worried for the past many months about the current situation in Afghanistan, saying that the return of "international terrorist organisation" Taliban does not give "cause for optimism" as people with radical ideology can even slip into Russia through the Russian-Kazakh section of the state border.

Early Monday, Anatoly Ivanovich, Russia's top diplomat in Washington, said that thousands of "jihadists" are involved in attempting a "colorful" revolution and causing massive unrest in Kazakhstan.

"Kazakhstan was hit by radicals confessing a human-hatred ideology. Thousands of jihadists and looters tried to undermine the constitutional order. Weapons are being used against civilians. They cause damage to state and private property," Ivanovich said in a post on the embassy's Facebook page.

"I see all this happening after the American flee from Afghanistan and the rapid development in the background of extremist ideas and currents in the region," he added.

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