Draft Plan to Fortify Afghan-Tajik Border Submitted To CSTO

Tajikistan has announced the submission of a draft plan aimed at fortifying the nation's border with Afghanistan to the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO).

CSTO has held several military exercises near the border of Afghanistan since August 2021, following Taliban’s takeover of power.

On Saturday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan said that a meeting of representatives of the CSTO’s member countries took place in Moscow from February 27 to March 1.

According to the Tajikistan foreign ministry, in this meeting, the member states finalised the draft plans and presented documents for review in the CSTO’s Permanent Council.

Previously, Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister, Sirojiddin Muhriddin had said that the country expects the border fortifying plan to be approved in 2024.

According to Muhriddin, the plan was supposed to be approved in 2023, but due to technical reasons, it was postponed to 2024.