Member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) are currently working on coordination of contracts regarding supplies of weapons to the border troops of Tajikistan, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov said in an interview with media outlets. "A fundamental task for the CSTO is the implementation of the targeted interstate program approved by the leaders of our countries to strengthen the Tajik-Afghan border. The decision in this regard was made by the leaders of the [CSTO member] states in Astana in November 2024," the organization’s chief said. Following the US decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan in 2021, radical Taliban supporters took control of the government there. According to Tajikistan, militants from various terrorist organizations have been active in northeastern Afghanistan.