The Victory of the Taliban and Its Influence on the Jamaah Islamiyah Group in Indonesia
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.211223.105How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Taliban; Jamaah Islamiyah; terorisme; Islamic state
- Abstract
The Taliban group has succeeded in occupying the Afghan government since August 2021. Some observers say that the Taliban’s victory could trigger the spirit of radical groups to establish an Islamic state. When Afghanistan was invaded by the Soviet Union, many Indonesian members of Jamaah Islamiyah went there to help the Taliban, with the excuse of defending their fellow Muslims. There they experienced brain washing, so that when they returned to Indonesia in the late 1990s, they began to carry out acts of terrorism from 2000 to 2009 with the excuse of upholding the Islamic State. Other observers say that the Taliban’s victory will not directly make radical movements in Indonesia stronger and trigger acts of terrorism. This paper tries to answer questions about the current condition of Jamaah Islamiyah, and how its members react to the Taliban’s victory. The facts show that the current condition of Jamaah Islamiyah is weak. First, this happened because many of its leaders and members were arrested by the police. Second, many members of Jamaah Islamiyah left and joined Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid. Third, weak leadership since Hambali was detained at Guantanamao, and especially since his successor, Para Wijayantowas arrested in 2019. Fourth, Para Wijayanto instructed members of Jamaah Islamiyah not to commit acts of terrorism. Jamaah Islamiyah does not have the human resources and weapons to fulfill its objectives. However, vigilance must not end, because the victory of the Taliban was greeted with euphoria by members of Jamaah Islamiyah. Nothing is static in the human mind, therefore the new, more militant amir of Jamaah Islamiyah can emerge with a more aggressive approach than his predecessor. Therefore, despite its current weak condition, Jamaah Islamiyah remains a dangerous group.
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- © 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
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- This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.
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TY - CONF AU - Agus Satmoko Adi AU - Iman Pasu Marganda Hadiarto Purba PY - 2021 DA - 2021/12/24 TI - The Victory of the Taliban and Its Influence on the Jamaah Islamiyah Group in Indonesia BT - Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Arts and Humanities 2021 (IJCAH 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 617 EP - 624 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211223.105 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.211223.105 ID - Adi2021 ER -