title: Understanding the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Through Social Movement Theory, and Analyzing and Evaluating Its Potential Threat to Kazakhstan
abstract: The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) is a group of militants from Uzbekistan established by Uzbek youth who were against the pro-communist government. It is tightly connected to the Taliban and was involved in drug trafficking in Afghanistan. After an unsuccessful attempt to revolt against the government of Uzbekistan, the party was banned, and its members fled the country. Islamic militants tried to change the economically and politically weakened governments into an Islamic Caliphate. Afte
journal: Calhoun: The Naval Postgraduate School Institutional Archive (Naval Postgraduate School)