CSTO holds military drills near Afghan-Tajik border

Servicemen from member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) take part in a joint military drills in Tajikistan, Oct. 18, 2021. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on Monday held its joint military drills at Kharbmaidon training ground in Tajikistan near the border with Afghanistan. Three operations, dubbed "Echelon-2021", "Search-2021" and "Interaction-2021", were held simultaneously amid the volatile situation in and beyond Afghanistan. Over 4,000 servicemen from CSTO member states took part in the exercises, which will end on Oct. 23. (Joint press center of the CSTO exercises/Handout via Xinhua)