Radicals seek to spread threats to Central Asia, Russia through Afghanistan - Lavrov

The Russian Foreign Minister said: The main threat from the militants of the Islamic State group - Khorasan province, is the regional branch of the international terrorist organization of the Islamic State, which is illegal in Russia.

Moscow, October 16. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that radicals seek to use Afghanistan as a springboard to spread threats to Central Asia and Russia.

He said in a conference at the Afghanistan Security and Security Organization: "We are aware of the fact that, based on the available data, terrorist and extremist groups have a significant presence in the border areas of Afghanistan with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, which have camps and training bases. (CSTO), the Commonwealth of Nations (CIS) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

Lavrov continued: "According to our estimates based on intelligence data, the main threat comes from the militants of the Islamic State group - Khorasan province, the regional branch of the international terrorist organization Islamic State, which is illegal in Russia. This group clearly aims to weaken the Kabul government's ability to maintain stability in the country.

"Furthermore, radicals are also looking to use Afghanistan as a springboard to expand terrorist activities to Central Asia and Russia. The terrorist international (I can't think of any other way to describe it) which is firmly established on the other bank of the Panj River, unites the militias of Central Asia, the North Caucasus and militants. The senior Russian diplomat added: Uyghur descent, who has gained combat experience in armed attacks in the Middle East and Africa, as well as missionaries of radical Islamic ideas, secret schools and propaganda sources in the field of information, especially in social networks.