The three-day workshop, held in Kyrgyzstan's capital of Bishkek, is part of an ongoing effort to increase the capabilities of border security authorities in Central Asia to prevent transnational criminal organizations and terrorist networks from moving freely through the region, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe reported.

As part of the workshop, OSCE counter-terrorism officials conducted sessions on how to identify security threats when handling IDs at border checkpoints.

"The workshop was an opportunity for those involved to come together and identify problems around IDs," Matthew Ford, an adviser on anti-terrorism issues at the OSCE center in Bishkek, said in a statement.

"Improving procedures also is important, because easily obtainable documents that do not fulfill international security standards hinder law enforcement and anti-terrorism work."

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