Tajikistan: The threat of terrorism from the Afghan border is serious
Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism - The Chairman of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan, warning of the increase in insecurity on the Afghan border, called for the implementation of new operational methods to combat terrorism and cross-border tensions.
According to Roozplus, Simomin Yatimov, Chairman of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan, warned of the spread of terrorist threats from Afghanistan at the 56th meeting of the Council of Heads of Security and Special Services of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), which was held in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.
According to him, the cross-border nature of international terrorism and the formation of hotbeds of tension near the borders of the CIS countries, especially on the borders of Afghanistan, require joint efforts, timely exchange of information and constant updating of operational methods.
The meeting was attended by senior security representatives of Russia, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan also attended as an observer. Tajik President Emomali Rahmon also attended the meeting and stressed the need to strengthen security cooperation due to growing challenges. He also called terrorism, extremism, drug and arms trafficking, and the growth of cybercrime among the most important threats.
Tajikistan is scheduled to assume the rotating chairmanship of the Commonwealth of Independent States in 2025. According to Tajik officials, strengthening regional security will be one of the country’s main priorities in the coming period.
Last week, the Eurasianet website wrote in a report examining relations between the Taliban and Tajikistan that the Taliban and Tajikistan have had a tense relationship in the past three years since the Taliban returned to power, but now the two sides are cautiously improving relations.
