[20031103]RS21658_南亚的国际恐怖主义.pdf

1ThereportexcludesdiscussionofSriLankaandNepal,wheretheactivitiesofgroupsidentifiedbytheUnitedStatesasengaginginterrorismhaveonlyminorinternationaldimensions. SeealsoCRS Report RL31624, Pakistan-U.S. Anti-Terrorism Cooperation, by K. Alan Kronstadt, andCRS Report RL30588, Afghanistan: Current Issues and U.S. Policy, by Kenneth Katzman.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21658November 3, 2003International Terrorism in South AsiaK. Alan KronstadtAnalyst in Asian AffairsForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryThis report reviews the international terrorist environment in South Asia,concentrating on Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.1With U.S.-led counterterrorismefforts focused especially on Southwest Asia, the existence of international terroristgroups and their supporters in South Asia is identified as a threat to both regionalstability and to the attainment of keyU.S. policygoals. Al Qaeda forces that fled fromAfghanistan with their Taliban supporters remain active on Pakistani territory, and AlQaeda is believed to have links with indigenous Pakistani terrorist groups that haveconductedanti-