2002 that "the information that I have reflects that Namangani is dead", and in a later conference (again in Tashkent) on 23 August 2002 expressed that "the information that ... we've had for some time indicates that he probably is not still alive". However, a report by the National Security Council of Kyrgyzstan in July 2002 stated that Namangani "had recovered from wounds sustained the previous winter and was gathering forces in the Badakhshan region of Afghanistan". References 1960s births 2001 deaths Soviet military personnel Terrorism in Central Asia Uzbekistani Islamists Soviet military personnel of the Soviet–Afghan War Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan People from Namangan Region Leaders of Islamic terror groups