| A large cache of weapons and munitions was discovered in the mountains of eastern Tajikistan, in an area formerly used by both opposition groups in the Tajik civil war and by guerrillas with connections to Al Qaeda. The cache, which includes anti-tank weapons, rocket launchers and other weapons, was discovered by the Interior Ministry in the Tavildara district, Interfax reported. Tajikistan, impoverished and corrupt, has been generally stable in recent years, but is a main route for drug smuggling from Afghanistan. The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, a regional terrorist group that fought alongside the Taliban against the United States in 2001, used to be based in the area. |