Uzbekistan will consider seeking the extradition of the leader of a terror group if he is caught among suspected Al Qaeda militants fighting Pakistani troops near the Afghan border, an official said on Monday. âIf Tahir Yuldash is captured, we will consider his extradition, since he has committed crimes on Uzbek territory and was one of the main founders of the terrorist group IMU,â the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ilkhom Zakirov said. The Pakistani army is fighting a group of several hundred foreign militants and local tribesmen in South Waziristan. The lawless tribal region is believed to be the refuge of the IMU, which seeks to overthrow the secular government of Uzbekistan, a former Soviet republic, and once trained in Afghanistan.
| If I was Uzbekistan, I'd be demanding in a loud voice to know why the IMU is living fat and happy in Pakland. |
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