Kyrgyzstan to Host CSTO Exercises

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will conduct a command and staff exercise in Kyrgyzstan from September 17 to 20, according to the Kyrgyz General Staff.

The exercise aims to enhance the practical skills of the command bodies of the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region (CRDF CAR) in preparing for combat operations and managing units during the elimination of illegal armed groups that have infiltrated a CSTO member state, The Caspian Post reports, citing TASS.

The training will take place at the Ministry of Defense’s training center in Kyrgyzstan. Participants will include national military contingents from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan, along with operational groups from the CSTO Joint Staff and Secretariat.