Afghanistan, Oct. 8 -- The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will hold a joint conference on security issues in Afghanistan and Central Asia in Moscow on October 15-16, bringing together the CSTO, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the organization said.
According to the CSTO, the conference will focus on expanding security cooperation among the three regional organizations and addressing common security challenges in Central Asia and Afghanistan.
The meeting comes as Afghanistan remains a major security concern for several Central Asian states and Russia. The CSTO has repeatedly highlighted threats linked to terrorism, extremism, drug trafficking and instability originating ...