INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Uzbekistan authorities have dismissed as &untrue& reports that militants linked to ISIS launched a rocket attack against the country from
neighboring Afghanistan.The denial comes a day after ISIS claimed its Afghan affiliate, the Islamic State Khorasan Province, or ISKP, fired
10 rockets Monday morning from the northern Afghan province of Balkh, targeting a military unit in Termez on the Uzbek side of the border,
VOA reported.The Uzbek Defense Ministry on Tuesday released a statement on its website noting the country&s border with Afghanistan &is
fully controlled by the Uzbek military and is stable.Islamic State released a picture and video of Monday&s alleged rocket assault, claiming
it was launched from somewhere in the border town of Hairatan in Balkh, according to Site Intelligence Group, which tracks terrorist
propaganda, VOA reported.The Uzbek Defense Ministry urged its citizens not to believe such &false& reports and rely only on &official
sources& of information.Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials on Tuesday also denied the reported attack, saying the situation on
the border between the two countries &is normal and there is nothing to worry about.The post Uzbekistan dismisses ISIS claim of cross-border
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