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The threat posed by radical Islam has invariably been perceived as the most serious challenge to stability in Central Asia since 1991. Fears were raised by the Islamic revolution which had developed internally in Central Asia, the external invasion of radicals (from Afghanistan) and Islamic terrorism. Combating the Islamic threat became one of the key elements of individual Central Asian countries’ security policies and those adopted by regional and global powers towards this region. The Islamic threat hanging over Central Asia also became a regular issue raised in media discourse and in debates within analysts’ circles.