MOSCOW. Aug 23 (Interfax) - The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is concerned that the Taliban movement, banned in Russia, is not delivering on its promises to form a coalition government in Afghanistan, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas told reporters on Monday.
"It is a matter of great concern that the promises given by representatives of the Taliban leadership to help form a coalition government [...] have not been put into practice thus far," Zas said.
Also, there are fears that emerging hotspots of resistance to the Taliban could lead to a civil war with unpredictable consequences for the whole of Central Asia, he said.
At the same time, the CSTO welcomes the Taliban leadership's pledge to stem drug trafficking from Afghanistan, Zas said.
"If these promises are fulfilled today, one can only welcome it. I hope that they will be fulfilled. But, of course, there are concerns that if the Taliban leadership does not find sources of income, we will see a slightly different situation," Zas said.
When the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan last time, the drug flow from the country declined, he said.
The Taliban captured the Afghan capital of Kabul on August 15. The Taliban assert that they have liberated Afghanistan and consider the war waged by them over. Before this, while the United States and its allies started withdrawing their forces from Afghanistan, the Taliban conducted a major offensive on Afghan government forces.