RASC News Agency: The Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has announced the imminent approval of a strategic plan to bolster the security of Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan. Imangali Tasmagambetov confirmed that the CSTO’s agenda for its upcoming session on November 28 includes reinforcing the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border as a high-priority measure.
According to “RIA Novosti”, the CSTO Security Council meeting is scheduled to take place in Astana, where the proposal to strengthen the border has already undergone thorough review and received consensus among CSTO member nations. In recent years, regional bodies, including the CSTO, have voiced growing alarm over the potential for extremist ideologies to spread from Afghanistan into Central Asia.
Earlier this year, representatives from over 40 countries raised urgent concerns about the escalating threats of extremism, radical religious ideologies, and ethnic discrimination affecting various regions. During a recent gathering in Moscow, officials issued stark warnings that these trends could lead to catastrophic consequences across Central Asia if left unchecked. The resurgence of the Taliban and other terrorist entities in Afghanistan has heightened apprehensions, particularly among Central Asian nations.
Afghanistan now harbors numerous terrorist organizations trained, equipped, and financially sustained by the Taliban with a significant portion originating from Central Asian states such as Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Russia. These factions appear poised, awaiting the implementation of international intelligence agendas that, in coordination with the Taliban, may seek to orchestrate a campaign under the guise of “Islamic Sharia enforcement,” ultimately positioning these groups for an expansion into Central Asia.
