CSTO Secretary-General visits Tajik-Afghan border, reviews fortification efforts

Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov recently inspected sections of the Tajik-Afghan border to review efforts to strengthen the frontier. The working visit was made at the personal invitation of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon.

Masadykov assessed the security situation along the southern edge of the CSTO's external border, visiting several outposts and a checkpoint. He also observed the construction of a border road in the Shuroabad direction, designed to improve access to remote mountainous areas. This road is part of efforts to enhance security and connectivity in the region.

During a meeting with Lieutenant-General Murodali Rajabzoda, First Deputy Chairman of Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security, discussions focused on the implementation of the CSTO Targeted Interstate Program. This program, approved in November 2024, aims to modernize border infrastructure and enhance technical capabilities along the approximately 1,350-kilometer Tajik-Afghan border, considered a strategically vital section for the organization. The program is set to be carried out in three stages through 2029.

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Masadykov made the working visit at the personal invitation of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon.