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Большая Евразия</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>RESEARCH ARTICLES. Greater Eurasia</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Афганский кризис и трансформация архитектуры региональной безопасности в Центральной Азии (2021–2025 гг.)</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>The Afghan Crisis and the Transformation of Regional Security Architecture in Central Asia (2021–2025)</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Абуов</surname><given-names>К.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Abuov</surname><given-names>K.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Кайрат Абуов – докторант, Институт дипломатии Академии государственного управления при Президенте Республики Казахстан</p><p>010000, Казахстан, г. Астана, пр. Абая, 33а</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Kairat Abuov – PhD Candidate, Institute of Diplomacy of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan</p><p>33a Abay Ave, Astana, Kazakhstan, 010000</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">abuov1980@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Кабазиев</surname><given-names>М.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Kabaziyev</surname><given-names>M.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Манарбек Кабазиев – заместитель председателя правления Института внешнеполитических исследований Министерства иностранных дел Республики Казахстан</p><p>010000, Казахстан, г. Астана, ул. А.Молдагулова, 32/1</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Manarbek Kabaziyev – Deputy Chairman of The Board of the Foreign Policy Research Institute under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan</p><p>A. Moldagulova street, 32/1, Astana, Kazakhstan, 010000</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">m.kabaziyev@sszi.kz</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Шерьязданова</surname><given-names>К.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Sheryazdanova</surname><given-names>K.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Камилла Шерьязданова – профессор, Институт дипломатии Академии государственного управления при Президенте Республики Казахстан</p><p>010000, Казахстан, г. Астана, пр. Абая, 33а</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Kamilla Sheryazdanova – Professor</p><p>33a Abay Ave, Astana, Kazakhstan, 010000</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">dalelkhan@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-3"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Институт дипломатии Академии государственного управления при Президенте Республики Казахстан</institution><country>Казахстан</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Institute of Diplomacy, the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan</institution><country>Kazakhstan</country></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff-2"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Институт внешнеполитических исследований Министерства иностранных дел Республики Казахстан,</institution><country>Казахстан</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Board of the Foreign Policy Research Institute, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan</institution><country>Kazakhstan</country></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff-3"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Институт дипломатии Академии государственного управления при Президенте Республики Казахстан</institution><country>Казахстан</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Institute of Diplomacy of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan</institution><country>Kazakhstan</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2026</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>07</day><month>05</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>19</volume><issue>2</issue><fpage>188</fpage><lpage>204</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Абуов К., Кабазиев М., Шерьязданова К., 2026</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Абуов К., Кабазиев М., Шерьязданова К.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Abuov K., Kabaziyev M., Sheryazdanova K.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.vestnik.mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/4283">https://www.vestnik.mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/4283</self-uri><abstract><p>Центральная Азия, исторически выполнявшая роль буфера между крупными геополитическими силами, вновь оказывается в эпицентре потенциального кризиса. Приход к власти движения «Талибан» в Афганистане в 2021 г. не только изменил баланс сил в регионе, но и создал новые вызовы для соседних государств, поставил под сомнение начавшийся процесс интеграции Афганистана в центральноазиатское региональное пространство. Угроза эскалации конфликта на северных границах Афганистана, где сосредоточены этнические меньшинства и действуют радикальные группировки, ставит под угрозу и стабильность всей Центральной Азии. В статье рассматривается афганский кризис после захвата власти в стране движением «Талибан» в 2021 г. и связанные с ним вызовы безопасности в Центральной Азии. Статья содержит обзор истории афганского кризиса и проблем, возникших после прихода к власти «Талибана», а также анализ сопутствующих последствий кризиса для безопасности в Центральной Азии. Особое внимание уделяется таким проблемам, как терроризм, экстремизм, организованная преступность, региональное и геополитическое давление, а также угрозы безопасности. Авторы предлагают и практические рекомендации, включая расширение обмена разведывательной информацией, дипломатическое взаимодействие и инициативы по борьбе с терроризмом. Результаты исследования способствуют более глубокому пониманию меняющейся динамики безопасности в Центральной Азии и предоставляют аналитическую информацию политикам, экспертам по безопасности и международным организациям, работающим над снижением транснациональных угроз.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>This article examines the Afghan crisis after the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021 and its impact on regional security in Central Asia. Afghanistan is closely linked to the Central Asian states geographically, historically, ethnically, politically, and economically; therefore, instability in Afghanistan directly affects the security environment of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The Taliban takeover created new risks related to terrorism, religious extremism, drug trafficking, organized crime, illegal migration, and the potential spillover of violence across Afghanistan’s northern borders.</p><p>The study uses a qualitative case-study approach and focuses on the period from 2021 to 2025. It draws on scholarly literature, analytical reports, and policy studies produced by international organizations, regional security bodies, and research institutes. The article first provides a historical overview of the Afghan crisis, tracing its roots from the political upheavals of the 1970s and the Soviet intervention to the rise of the Taliban and the post-2021 security situation. It then analyzes the main channels through which the Afghan crisis affects Central Asia.</p><p>Special attention is paid to terrorist and extremist groups operating in Afghanistan, including ISIS-K, Al-Qaeda-linked networks, and regional militant organizations, as well as to narcotics production and trafficking along the Northern Route. The article argues that the Afghan crisis has intensified existing vulnerabilities in Central Asia, including weak border management, socio-economic pressures, ethnic tensions, and limited coordination among regional security institutions.</p><p>The article concludes that Central Asian states cannot address these threats separately. A more resilient regional security architecture requires intelligence-sharing, counterterrorism coordination, stronger border control, pragmatic diplomatic engagement with Afghanistan, and joint counter-radicalization programs.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Афганистан</kwd><kwd>Центральная Азия</kwd><kwd>региональная безопасность</kwd><kwd>терроризм</kwd><kwd>экстремизм</kwd><kwd>организованная преступность и угрозы безопасности</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Afghanistan</kwd><kwd>Central Asia</kwd><kwd>regional security</kwd><kwd>terrorism</kwd><kwd>extremism</kwd><kwd>organized crime</kwd><kwd>and security threats</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Abbasian Р. 2022. My Enemy’s Enemy: Iran’s Approach to the Re-emergence of the Taliban. Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs. 9(3). P. 493–512. 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