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‘US, Turkey continue to work on Afghanistan, regional issues’

by DAILY SABAH

NEW YORK Sep 22, 2021 - 9:12 am GMT+3
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (L) on the sidelines of the 76th U.N. General Assembly, New York City, New York, U.S., Sept. 21, 2021.  (AFP Photo)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (L) on the sidelines of the 76th U.N. General Assembly, New York City, New York, U.S., Sept. 21, 2021. (AFP Photo)
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Turkey and the United States will continue to work on Afghanistan and other regional issues, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

"We're so grateful to Turkey for its very strong partnership in Afghanistan and the work that we continue to do together there. Lots to talk about there on Afghanistan going forward, but also many other regional issues, from Syria to the Caucasus," Blinken said during a joint press briefing with Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.

"And Turkey and the United States stand together as strong partners and NATO allies and look forward to covering a lot of ground in the time we have today," Blinken added.

Çavuşoğlu, for his part, thanked Blinken "for the excellent cooperation on Afghanistan, in many areas."

"Of course, we will continue working on Afghanistan together, we will continue our cooperation ... And while we continue this cooperation, we will do our best to strengthen our bilateral relations work," he said.

The U.S. is working together with Turkey and Qatar on Afghanistan’s Kabul Hamid Karzai International Airport.

When the Taliban took possession of Kabul's airport after the U.S. completed its withdrawal on Aug. 31, the focus shifted from the mammoth Western evacuation operation to the group's future plans for the transport hub.

Turkey had offered to run security following the withdrawal of foreign troops, but the Taliban had repeatedly said it would not accept any foreign military presence in Afghanistan after Aug. 31.

Since 2002, the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) had operated in Afghanistan under the United Nations, NATO and bilateral agreements to contribute to the peace, welfare and stability of the Afghan people. Turkey had more than 500 noncombatant troops stationed in Afghanistan as part of NATO’s now-abandoned mission in the war-torn country.

Turkey had been in Afghanistan in a noncombatant role for two decades and had been involved in consultancy efforts, reconstruction and maintenance. It had been operating the airport for six years.

After the Taliban seized control of the country, Turkey offered technical and security assistance at the airport.

Keeping the airport open after foreign forces handed over control is vital not just for Afghanistan to stay connected to the world but to maintain aid supplies and operations.

The Taliban have insisted they want to keep the civilian airport open, but without guarantees over security, commercial airlines are reluctant to operate out of Kabul. So far, only Pakistan's national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), has resumed scheduled service to the airport.

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