For Tajikistan, Kunduz Battles Too Close for Comfort | IWPR

One group reportedly involved in capturing the city was the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), a guerrilla group originally from Central Asia. After launching raids in the region in the late 1990s, the IMU relocated to northwest Pakistan along with its Taleban allies after the United States-led invasion of 2001. In recent years, however, IMU forces have emerged in northern Afghanistan.

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