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http://dx.doi.org/10.15683/kosdi.2021.12.31.848

A Possibility Analysis of Domestic Terrorism in South Korea by Focusing on Afghanistan under the Taliban Forces  

Oh, Hangil (National Disaster Management Research Institute)
Ahn, Kyewon (National Disaster Management Research Institute)
Bae, Byunggul (National Disaster Management Research Institute)
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Journal of the Society of Disaster Information / v.17, no.4, 2021 , pp. 848-863 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: On August 16, 2021, the Taliban established the Taliban regime after conquering capital Kabul of the Afghan by using the strong alliance of international terrorist organizations. The Taliban carried out terrorism targeting the Korean people, including the kidnapping of Kim Seon-il in 2004, the abduction of a member of the Saemmul Church in 2007, and the attack on Korean Provincial Reconstruction Team in 2009. Therefore, this research has shown the possibility of Taliban terrorism in Korea. Method: Based on the statistical data on terrorism that occurred in Afghanistan, Taliban's various terrorist activities such as tactics, strategies, and weapons are examined. Consequently, the target facilities and the type of terrorist attacks are analyzed. Result: The Taliban are targeting the Afghan government as their main target of attack, and IS and the Taliban differ in their selection of targets for terrorism. Conclusion: From the result of this research, we recommend Korea need to reinforce the counter terrorism system in soft targets. Because If the Taliban, which has seized control of Afghanistan, and IS, which has established a worldwide terrorism network, cooperate to threaten domestic multi-use facilities with bombing, the Republic of Korea may face a terrorist crisis with insufficient resources and counter-terrorism related countermeasures.
Keywords
Taliban; Afghanistan; Domestic Terrorism; Possibility of Terrorism; Terrorism Statistics;
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