Terrorism in Kyrgyzstan has increased since the U.S. military invaded Afghanistan and overthrew the Taliban in 2001.
[3] Kazakh Prosecutor-General Rashid Tusupbekov asked the Astana City Court to ban HuT because of its terrorist activities on 16 March 2005.
Press secretary Zhamkenuly said it is "very probable that Hizb ut-Tahrir has connections with the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and other extremist groups.
[6] Kyrgyz police arrested a suspected leader of HuT on 17 January 2007 in Osh.
The suspect possessed weapons, ammunition, and banned religious literature when police arrested him.