International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Social Sciences 2319 - 3565 5 4 2016 April 14 Afghanistan and Central Asia: Post-NATO Security Scenario 39 42 EN Kapesa A. 1 Department of Anthropology, North-Eastern Hill University, Mawknyroh-Umshing, Shillong-793022, India Fernandes Tina 1 Dept of Psychology, St. Francis College, Hyderabad, Telangana, India Niaz Hussain Ghumro 1 Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia Working as Assistant Professor at Sukkur IBA Pakistan Soodan Vishal 1 Department of Business Management, HNB Garhwal University Srinagar-Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India Pandey Akhilesh Chandra 2 Department of Business Management, HNB Garhwal University Srinagar-Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India Minimol K 1 Department of Social Work, Vimala College, Thrissur, Kerala, India V. Pamatmat Florhaida 1 Laguna State Polytechnic University, Santa Cruz Main Campus, Laguna, Philippines Yasmeena Ara 1 Centre of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India Suraiya Nazeer 2 Centre of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India > Research Article 2016 2 25 2016 April 14 NATO withdrawal may pose a serious security challenges to the entire region of Central Asia. It may also give rise to new issues as well. The Russian withdrawal from Afghan soil in 1989, the security situation was thrown into turmoil. The present paper studies the main issues, which the entire Central Asian region may face after complete NATO exit. The present study highlights the main security concerns like terrorism, drug trafficking, civil war etc in Afghanistan. Afghanistan shares borders with the Central Asian republics i.e. Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. Afghan security issues may have a lead towards Central Asia and Central Asia as a whole region may be thrown into security turmoil. This paper attempts to highlight the security issues that Central Asia as a region may face after NATO withdrawal. Copyright@ International Science Community Association