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      "id": 102747,
      "date": "1999-12-07",
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      "title": "Afghanistan: Connections to Islamic Movements in Central and South Asia and Southern Russia",
      "summary": "After several years of relative peace in Central Asia and southern Russia, Islamic extremist\nmovements have become more active in Russia and in Central and South Asia, threatening stability\nin the region. Although numerous factors might account for the upsurge in activity, several of these\nmovements appear to have connections to the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban regime in Afghanistan. \nThese linkages raise questions about whether the United States, as part of a broader effort to promote\npeace and stability in the region, should continue to engage the Taliban regime, or strongly confront\nit. This report will be updated as events warrant. See also CRS Report RS20358,  Chechnya\nConflict: Recent Developments;   CRS Report RL30294 ,  Central Asia's Security: Issues\nand\nImplications for U.S. Interests;  CRS Report 98-106,  Afghanistan: Current Issues and\nU.S. Policy\nConcerns;  and CRS Issue Brief 94041,  Pakistan-U.S. Relations .",
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    "Intelligence and National Security",
    "Middle Eastern Affairs"
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