ASTANA: Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has asked the Afghan Interim government to fulfil its commitments towards combating terrorism in the region, local media reported on Saturday. As per media reports, the call was made at the 9th annual meeting of the Security Councils of the SCO in Astana, Kazakhstan.
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A joint statement has also issued after the SCO meeting said that the presence of global terrorist groups and other groups based in Afghanistan poses a very serious threat to the member nations of the SCO.
It emphasized the significance of expanding cooperation to address terrorist threats, transnational organized crime, suppression of means financing terrorism as well as illegal migration. Member nations, including China, Pakistan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Iran expressed deep concerns regarding terrorist groups exploiting Afghan soil.
