Russian President Vladimir Putin says member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) are closely monitoring the security situation in Afghanistan.
Putin made the remarks on Wednesday, November 11, at a meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council in Moscow.
He added that this measure is part of efforts to strengthen security along the borders of the organization’s member states.
According to Putin, developments in Afghanistan are among the issues that the organization’s member states are closely following.
The CSTO comprises Russia, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus and Armenia.
The organization has previously expressed concern over cross-border security threats originating from Afghanistan and identified strengthening the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border as one of its security priorities.
