KHUDZHAND – Eighteen months after a major terror attack, Tajikistan has taken steps to fight extremism through programmes that aim to keep youth out of the hands of radicals.
But the task is challenging, as officials have detected that extremism seems to be gaining a foothold in broader parts of the country.
That bombing “was an act of unprecedented cruelty; four people were killed and 31 were injured,” said Dodozhon Gadoyboyev, the Sughd Oblast Court judge who heard the case. “All of the victims, with the exception of the suicide bomber Akmal Karimov, were police officers. Among those wounded were 24 police officers.”
![Khudzhand Khodzha Malahaddins Madrassa students talk during a break April 30. Officials say it is important that young people aren’t misled by religious extremist propaganda. [Negmatullo Mirsaidov]](http://www.centralasiaonline.com/shared/images/2012/05/03/tjradical.jpg)
Khudzhand Khodzha Malahaddins Madrassa students talk during a break April 30. Officials say it is important that young people aren’t misled by religious extremist propaganda. [Negmatullo Mirsaidov]![Tajiks pray in the centre of Khudzhand during Eid celebrations in 2011. [Negmatullo Mirsaidov]](http://www.centralasiaonline.com/shared/images/2012/05/03/tjradical2.jpg)
Tajiks pray in the centre of Khudzhand during Eid celebrations in 2011. [Negmatullo Mirsaidov]
Car bombing was wakeup call
The more active approach toward combating terrorism follows a September 2010 Khudzhand car bombing that targeted the Sughd Oblast police headquarters for fighting organised crime.That bombing “was an act of unprecedented cruelty; four people were killed and 31 were injured,” said Dodozhon Gadoyboyev, the Sughd Oblast Court judge who heard the case. “All of the victims, with the exception of the suicide bomber Akmal Karimov, were police officers. Among those wounded were 24 police officers.”
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