MOSCOW, November 16. /TASS/. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is taking measures to curb the terrorist threat coming from Afghanistan, Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov, chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, told a news briefing.

"As of today, there is no overarching problem regarding military security or military danger coming from the territory of Afghanistan. However, at the same time we realize that the current leadership of Afghanistan does not yet fully have the situation in the country under control, including in the northern areas that border CSTO member states. Therefore, certain measures are being taken," Sidorov said, when asked whether Afghanistan still poses a terrorist threat to the CSTO member countries.

At the same time, the problem of drug trafficking from Afghanistan persists, he noted. "Therefore, of course, problems do exist there. At the same time, there are also ways to solve these problems, and I think the time will come when this topic will be taken off the agenda," the chief of the CSTO Joint Staff added.