INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The head of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) counter-terrorism unit Evgeniy Sysoev raised concerns this week of what he said was
a deteriorating situation in Afghanistan which could increase the risk of instability in the region.Addressing a meeting in Tashkent on
Wednesday, titled &Modern Security: Challenges and Solutions&, he said: &The worsening situation in Afghanistan increases the risk of
instability in the entire region, especially in Central Asia.According to IRNA news agency, Sysoev said there is a possibility of
instability spreading from Afghanistan to the countries of the Commonwealth of Nations (CIS) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
(SCO).He added: &The worsening socio-economic situation, the mass exodus of Afghans abroad, the growing ethnic conflicts, the increase in
cross-border crimes and drug trafficking, multiply the risk of destabilizing the situation in Central Asia.This comes after India&s External
Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Tuesday the world should not forget the situation in Afghanistan, including the threat from terrorists
operating on Afghan soil.Meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Jaishankar said: &It is legitimate that the
international community, especially the neighbours, today work together to ensure that there is no terrorism threat that comes out of
Afghanistan.The post SCO head raises concerns about regional security ‘spreading from Afghanistan& first appeared on Ariana News.
