Kuwait has faced a recent spate of militant violence.

Despite the deadline, there has been a lull in militant violence during the last two months.

Foreign diplomats and other experts, while saying they believe that militant violence is on the wane, warn that sporadic attacks are likely to continue.

There was a serious escalation in militant violence in 2004.

The authorities in Kabul have been able to exert little control beyond the capital and militant violence has continued.

The country has so far been spared the militant Islamist violence that has plagued some of its neighbours.

India has said it will agree to a troop reduction in Kashmir only if militant violence diminishes.

Government Crackdown The Egyptian authorities have cracked down on many of his followers over the last two years in their drive to contain militant violence.

Egypt suffered a wave of Muslim militant violence in the 1990's that saw assassinations and assassination attempts against government officials, liberal writers and tourists.

At the same time, the Palestinian Liberation Organization's executive committee issued a rare statement against militant violence.