MOSCOW, November 28. /TASS/. Terrorist groups based in Afghanistan pose a serious threat to the security of members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), CSTO foreign ministers said in a statement.

“We are seriously concerned about the situation in the security sphere in the context of the terrorist threat in Afghanistan, noting that terrorist groups based in Afghanistan pose a serious threat to the security of CSTO member states,” the statement said. press release.

Senior CSTO diplomats stressed the importance of forming an inclusive Afghan government that will represent the interests of all social and ethnic groups, implement its obligations to guarantee fundamental human rights and freedoms, including those of women and girls, particularly with regard to access to work and education. . “We are concerned about continued ethnic and religious persecution in Afghanistan,” they noted.

“We consider it essential to expand regional coordination in efforts to combat terrorism and drugs. This is why we call on the Afghan de facto authorities to direct their efforts towards the war against terrorism and drugs “, the press release said. “We are concerned about the current drug problem in Afghanistan, despite the measures taken by local authorities. We emphasize the importance of continuing coordinated efforts to combat the spread of drug trafficking to other countries,” they said. declared the diplomats.

Furthermore, the CSTO foreign ministers supported the international community’s continued efforts to provide assistance to the Afghan people, including relieving them of the burden of unilateral sanctions, and noted that the development of the country’s economic interconnections Afghanistan and its integration into regional economic systems would facilitate the strengthening of peace and stability.