Taliban Reviews Border Security As Russia Warns Of Growing Militant Presence

The Taliban’s Security and Purge Commission convened a meeting on Wednesday, 28 May, in Kabul, chaired by the group’s acting Defence Minister, Yaqub Mujahid.

According to an official statement, the meeting focused on the overall security landscape of Afghanistan and discussed matters concerning the country's “official borders lines.”

Commission members reportedly emphasised the importance of strengthening control over border regions, taking firm action against border violations, and enhancing coordination mechanisms across frontier areas.

The Taliban described the current security situation in Afghanistan as “reassuring,” though no further details regarding the proceedings of the meeting have been made public.

The meeting comes against a backdrop of heightened regional concern. Speaking during a session of the Council of Defence Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov warned that Afghanistan is now host to more than 20 radical groups, comprising over 15,000 fighters.

Belousov cautioned his counterparts that these groups pose a tangible threat, with the potential to infiltrate neighbouring states and extend instability beyond the region.

Earlier this year, the Taliban’s Security and Purge Commission released its annual report, identifying nationals of Tajikistan and Pakistan as among the principal perpetrators of attacks within Afghanistan.