Taliban has proposed Ankara run Afghanistan’s Kabul international airport with the group providing security but Turkey’s President Erdogan says no final decision has been made yet
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a press conference at Ataturk Airport ahead of his Bosnia and Herzegovina flight in Istanbul, Turkey on August 27, 2021.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed the group approached Turkey for help in running the airport, condemning theTurkey's military began evacuations on Wednesday, a day before a Daesh suicide bomber struck at the gates of Kabul airport and another at the nearby Baron Hotel, killing more than 80 people, including 13 US soldiers.
"The Taliban have made a request regarding the operation of the Kabul airport. They say, 'We'll ensure security and you can operate it'. But we have not made a decision yet because there is always a possibility of death and such things there," Erdogan said before leaving for a visit to Bosnia.Erdogan's comments come as US-led forces braced for more attacks by Daesh-Khorasan while racing to complete evacuations before an August 31 deadline set by President Joe Biden.
"We have held our first talks with the Taliban, which lasted 3.5 hours," Erdogan told reporters. "If necessary, we will have the opportunity to hold such talks again."
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