The organization remains a reliable guarantor of stability in Central Asia, according to the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
MOSCOW, December 9. /tass/. Attempts to infiltrate terrorists from Afghanistan into Central Asia will be stopped by the forces of the countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov said on Thursday at a briefing before the military attaches of foreign states.
"The CSTO will stop attempts to infiltrate extremists from Afghanistan into Central Asia. The organization remains a reliable guarantor of stability in Central Asia and is able to ensure the security of the countries of the region," Gerasimov said.
He also noted that "in order to neutralize the activities of international terrorist organizations, it is planned to continue, together with partners in the CSTO and the SCO, the implementation of measures to maintain stability and security in the region."
The Chief of the General Staff called the activities of terrorist organizations the main destabilizing factor in the Central Asian and Middle Eastern regions, which is largely facilitated by the success of the Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation) in Afghanistan.
"The activity of terrorist organizations such as ISIS and Al-Qaeda (both organizations are banned in the Russian Federation) in spreading the ideas of radical Islam is not decreasing. There is an increase in the number of their supporters in certain states of these regions. The impetus for this was the success of the Taliban (members of an organization banned in the Russian Federation) in Afghanistan," Gerasimov said.
At the same time, he noted that the security system built in this country during the stay of the Western coalition troops there demonstrated the inability to resist internal threats and collapsed before their withdrawal was completed. "The consequences of the collapse of the situation have become a problem not only for the countries bordering Afghanistan and the states of the Central Asian region, but also for the world community as a whole," the Chief of the General Staff stated.
