report in TOLOnews, Dec 20, 2023 at 9:57 PM
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary General, Imangali Tasmagambetov, at the joint meeting of the Council and the 16th plenary session of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly in Moscow expressed concerns about the increase of terrorist groups activities, drug smuggling and smuggling of weapons in Afghanistan.
The CSTO Secretary General, during his speech, said that the southern borders of Central Asia in the region are facing threats and to prevent these threats, an agreement should be made.
Imangali Tasmagambetov, the CSTO Secretary General, said: “The danger of the spread from the territory of Afghanistan of terrorism, extremism, drug trafficking and illicit trafficking in weapons and narcotics remains. This directly threatens the southern borders of the CSTO area of responsibility.
In terms of coordinating efforts to address these challenges, I should like to emphasize the role of the Working Group on Afghanistan under the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers.”
But by rejecting this claim, the Islamic Emirate once again assured that the territory of Afghanistan will not be used against any country.
Zabihullah Mujahid added that the Islamic Emirate stands against any kind of narcotics trafficking.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate said: “The concerns that the CSTO said are not true, they mentioned several cases that either smuggling is going on or dangers are felt from Afghanistan, both of these are false. We are taking a very serious stand against drug trafficking. Yesterday, the Cabinet of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan strongly ordered the deputy ministry of counter-narcotics of the Interior Ministry to take a serious stand against drug trafficking and the transfer of weapons.”
Meanwhile, a number of political experts said that the Islamic Emirate must take practical steps to address the concerns of the countries of the world about its obligations in the field of fighting terrorism in the country.
“The Islamic Emirate should try to prepare itself in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations Security Council, inter-state treaties, international covenants, international custom, and international law in order to resolve the concerns of the world, so that the world can be sure that there is no danger from the soil of Afghanistan,” said Janat Fahim Chakari, political expert.
“In the past few decades, Afghanistan has never influenced the neighboring countries, but on the contrary, we were influenced by their plans from the neighboring countries. We hope that this intelligence and economic confrontation will be the basis of the talks and it will be resolved,” said Mohammad Zalmay Afghanyar, military analyst.
Earlier, some representatives of the member countries of the CSTO expressed their concern about drug trafficking from Afghanistan by broadcasting a joint statement at the joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, Defense and the Secretaries of the Security Councils of this organization.https://tolonews.com/index.php/afghanistan-186580
