Imangali Tasmagambetov, the secretary-general of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) warned that the risk of the spread of terrorism in Central Asia remains.

Tasmagambetov stressed that the CSTO continues to monitor challenges and threats from Afghanistan.

Russia's state-run TASS news agency reported on Thursday, November 7, that he said, referring to Afghanistan, that there is still a risk of the spread of terrorist activities, illegal migration and illegal trafficking of weapons and drugs in Central Asia.

At the same time, Tasmagambetov announced that the Counter-Terrorism Centre of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) will expand their cooperation to prevent potential dangers by using common capabilities.

At the same time, the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Sergei Lebedev had announced on Thursday that the bloc supports the Collective Security Treaty Organisation’s (CSTO) plan to create a security belt around Afghanistan.

Sergei Lebedev expressed hope that the plan will lead to a reduction in the activity of terrorist groups in the region.

The Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) had announced about two weeks ago that it would soon approve a plan to strengthen Tajikistan's border with Afghanistan.