Juma Namangani
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Juma Namangani, born Jumaboi Ahmadzhanovitch Khojayev (born in 1969, died 2001), founded and led the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, an Islamic terrorist organization that operates in Uzbekistan, until an American airstrike near Kunduz, Afghanistan killed him as part of Operation Enduring Freedom in November 2001.[1]
Namangani, conscripted into the Soviet Army in 1987, fought in the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan.
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- ^ U.S.: Diplomat sees growing terrorism challenge in Central Asia RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty