Afghanistan, Oct. 17 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned Friday that security threats linked to Afghanistan remain a concern for Central Asia, saying militant groups could undermine stability in the region and pose risks to neighbouring countries.
Speaking at a security conference in Moscow involving the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Lavrov said Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) was seeking to undermine the Taliban authorities' ability to maintain stability and expand militant activity into Central Asia and Russia.
Lavrov said Russia would continue providing economic and humanitarian assistance to the Afghan po...