Rakhimzoda: 3 thousand terrorists received Afghan passports

The Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan accused the authorities of Afghanistan of supporting terrorists.

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The authorities of Afghanistan issued more than 3,000 passports to terrorists. This was stated by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan Ramazon Rahimzoda at the international conference “International and Regional Cooperation in Border Security and Control to Combat Terrorism and Prevent the Movement of Terrorists” held in Dushanbe.

“Members of terrorist organizations have already been issued more than 3,000 Afghan citizen passports, which further confirms the danger of this regime,” he said.

Rahimzoda stated that the military-political situation in Afghanistan poses a direct threat not only to the Central Asian countries but also on a broader scale. According to Rahimzoda, “the Afghan issue must remain in the focus of constant attention.”

On October 18 and 19, an international high-level conference “International and Regional Cooperation in Border Security and Control to Combat Terrorism and Prevent the Movement of Terrorists” took place in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. The conference was attended by high-ranking representatives from 52 countries, international and regional organizations, diplomatic corps, experts, and journalists from various international publications.

The conference was organized at the initiative of the government of Tajikistan, the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and with the participation of Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

Issues of regional and global security were discussed at the conference, with Tajik authorities expressing concern over the situation at the Tajik-Afghan border.