SCO urges Afghan govt to fulfil its commitments towards combating terrorism

ISLAMABAD: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has urged the Afghan government to fulfil its commitments towards combating terrorism.

The call was made at the nineteenth annual meeting of the Security Councils of the SCO in Astana, Kazakhstan. A joint statement issued after the SCO meeting stated that the presence of international terrorist groups and other groups based in Afghanistan poses a serious threat to the member states of the SCO.

It emphasized the importance of expanding cooperation to address terrorist threats, transnational organised crime, suppression of channels financing terrorism, and illegal migration.

Must Read

Childhood on the streets

Every city has them — children running errands, begging for coins or sleeping on sidewalks. Street children are among the most vulnerable members of...

Report or reminder?

Offline in Balochistan