Dushanbe, Sep 17 (Agency) The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) can use their full potential to initiate inter-Afghan dialogue, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon said Friday. “We believe that the SCO and the CSTO states could use their full potential to initiate a broad inter-Afghan dialogue in order to set up a future platform for the country,” Rahmon said during the joint SCO-CSTO summit in Dushanbe.
The Tajik leader noted that the interim government announced by the Taliban (terrorist organization, banned in Russia) did not meet expectations regarding inclusiveness. “We see that the Taliban, contrary to their statements, are intent on creating an Islamic emirate, alien to the modern world order, and the government they have formed consists only of their members,” the president said. Rahmon also proposed the creation of “a security belt” around Afghanistan to prevent the potential expansion of terrorist groups and warned that the Taliban takeover in the country may lead to a long-term confrontation.