DUSHANBE (TCA) — Militants forced to flee Afghanistan could represent a threat to the Central Asian members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Sputnik news agency reported citing the head of the CIS Anti-Terrorism Center.
The official added that there was a growth of radicalization and Islamization of people in the CIS, especially in Central Asia countries, and citizens of the CIS join the ranks of radicals in Syria and conduct terrorist attacks across the Commonwealth.
“The analysis of the current situation in Afghanistan shows that it is unlikely to stabilize in the medium term. Moreover, we should be ready that pushing militants from eastern districts of Afghanistan will result in their further relocation to the north and could create a potential threat, first of all to the Central Asian CIS member states,” Col. Gen. of Police Andrey Novikov told reporters on May 31.
The CIS Anti-Terrorism Center head also stated that the Joint Anti-Terrorism Exercise, dubbed Dushanbe-Anti-Terror-2017, of the Commonwealth of Independent State (CIS) entered the second stage on May 31.
“The first stage of the drills has ended. It took place on May 23-26 with the participation of operative units of security services of six states — Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan… The second stage begins today and its special part will take place under command of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan,” Novikov said.
The anti-terror drills in Tajikistan were a signal to international terrorists, the official noted, warning them against carrying out destructive actions in the CIS member states.
