Turkey and Afghanistan

Türkiye sends aid to Afghanistan

Türkiye sends aid to Afghanistan

The Republic of Türkiye has delivered its first humanitarian aid to earthquake-stricken Afghanistan. Several hundred tents, blankets and medical supplies have been sent to Herat.

Afghan Taliban delegation in Turkey for high-level talks

Afghan Taliban delegation in Turkey for high-level talks

Turkey’s foreign minister on Thursday met with a high-level delegation of Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers, officials said, the first such talks since the Taliban takeover of the country in August as U.S. forces pulled out after two …

Turkey delivers 33 tons of aid to Afghanistan

Turkey delivers 33 tons of aid to Afghanistan

Turkey provided 33 tons of food aid to conflict-ridden Afghanistan Monday. The Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) delivered the aid to its Afghan counterpart at a ceremony in Kabul. The aid will cover the one-month need of 16,000 people in …

Erdogan: Taliban proposes that Turkey run Kabul airport

Erdogan: Taliban proposes that Turkey run Kabul airport

At the Taliban's  (terrorist group outlawed in Russia) proposal, Turkey may end up running the airport in the Afghan capital Kabul, with the Taliban itself providing security, but a decision is still pending, Turkey’s …

Evacuated Turkish troops land in Ankara from Afghanistan

Evacuated Turkish troops land in Ankara from Afghanistan

The first batch of Turkish troops evacuated from Afghanistan landed in the country's capital on Thursday, according to flag carrier Turkish Airlines. The first plane carrying Turkish soldiers who decided to be evacuated from …

Turkey evacuates 1,404 people from Afghanistan

Turkey evacuates 1,404 people from Afghanistan

Turkey has evacuated 1,404 people from Afghanistan until today, Turkish Foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Tuesday. 1,061 of these are Turkish citizens while the others are from various countries, Çavuşoğlu …

Putin and Erdogan call for peace and stability in Afghanistan

Putin and Erdogan call for peace and stability in Afghanistan

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Kremlin website informs. "The presidents exchanged condolences in connection with the crash in Turkey of the Be-200ES …

Erdogan: Turkey ready to cooperate with Taliban

Erdogan: Turkey ready to cooperate with Taliban

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Ankara is willing to cooperate with the Taliban (outlawed in Russia) after the radical movement seized power in Afghanistan. "We are ready for all kinds of cooperation to …

Erdogan calls for U.S. funding to back Kabul airport mission

Erdogan calls for U.S. funding to back Kabul airport mission

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the United States on Tuesday to meet "conditions" including financial, logistical and diplomatic support, so that Turkey can run and guard Kabul airport after other foreign troops …

Turkey to host Afghan settlement talks

Turkey to host Afghan settlement talks

Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that the Turkish government will host a senior-level meeting between Afghan government representatives and the Taliban in the coming weeks to finalize a peace deal. "We were one of the …

Turkey to help eradicating ISIS in Afghanistan

Turkey to help eradicating ISIS in Afghanistan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey would do its best to eradicate ISIS (the terror group banned in Russia) in Afghanistan. "We welcome the positive steps taken by the Afghan government in …

Turkey to deport nearly 600 illegal Afghan refugees

Turkey to deport nearly 600 illegal Afghan refugees

Turkey plans to deport nearly 600 illegal Afghan refugees who have fled ongoing insecurity and economic crisis in their war-torn country. Turkish security forces handed over the Afghan refugees, who had crossed into eastern Turkey …