The CSTO is alarmed by the situation in Afghanistan

“The deterioration of the situation in Afghanistan is alarming.

We express our readiness, if necessary, to take effective measures to ensure the security of the southern borders of the zone of responsibility of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in accordance with the decisions of the Collective Security Council, ”TASS quotes the declaration of the CSTO Collective Security Council.

The CSTO leaders spoke in favor of the formation of a state free from terrorism and drugs and called on the parties to the conflict in Afghanistan to conduct peace negotiations.

Earlier, Russian leader Vladimir Putin, speaking on Thursday via video link at the summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, commented on the situation in Afghanistan.