The Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) announced that terrorist threats, arms, and drug smuggling from Afghanistan are potential threats to Central Asia.

CSTO members agreed that to cooperate closely, they need to review the situation in Afghanistan.

On Thursday, the 36th meeting of the Afghanistan Working Group was held within the framework of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CSTO.

Representatives of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the International Committee of the Red Cross have been present at the meeting, too.

Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan are members of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation.

Representatives of member countries called the situation in Afghanistan dire and approved their work plan for 2023 regarding Afghanistan. The details of this programme have not been announced.