Uzbekistan and Afghanistan - Security Challenges Post-2014 (original) (raw)
2014, ISAF's Withdrawal from Afghanistan - Central Asian Perspectives on Regional Security. Stockholm: Swedish Defence Research Agency
For landlocked Uzbekistan trade with and through a peaceful Afghanistan is an important opportunity. A deteriorating situation in Afghanistan is therefore a key concern for Uzbekistan and it would affect the other Central Asian states. Regional cooperation to handle such challenges is hampered by the Central Asian states preferring bilateral relations with their neighbours. Their individual and collective capabilities to cope with major instabilities emanating from Afghanistan, such as challenges from religious extremists or the drugs trade, are insufficient. Without common threat perceptions and experience of collective effort towards Afghanistan, the region is unlikely to be able to overcome its security challenges without external support.
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