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Turkey cannot bank upon Pakistan for its interests in Afghanistan, says ex
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], August 5 (ANI): Turkey is likely to tap Pakistan as it has the most leverage over the Taliban after the terrorist group responded ferociously over Ankara's decision to guard Kabul International Airport.
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Taliban warns Turkey of dire 'consequences' over its troops presence at Ka
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 2 (ANI): The Taliban called on Turkey's military presence at Kabul airport "reprehensible" and warned of dire "consequences" after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced last month that his nation's troops would continue to secure the airport in Afghanis
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Taliban should end occupation in Afghanistan, says Erdogan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], July 20 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the Taliban should "end the occupation" in Afghanistan amid rising violence in the war-torn country.
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Turkey's offer to secure Kabul airport could prove to be a very risky busi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], July 12 (ANI): The proposal made by Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to US President Joe Biden last month on the sidelines of a NATO summit that Turkey could undertake the security of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul after NATO's withdrawal from Afghan
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Taliban opposes Turkey's control over Kabul airport's security
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 11 (ANI): The Taliban has expressed its opposition to a deal between the US and Turkey for the latter to take over the security of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.
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Afghan govt mulls Turkey's proposal to guard Kabul airport
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): Afghanistan's government said that it is pondering over Turkey's proposal to guard Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport after NATO forces withdraw and underlined that Afghan security forces are capable of protecting the airports.
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Taliban oppose Turkey's proposal to guard Kabul airport, says must leave A
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 12 (ANI): Taliban on Friday opposed Turkey's proposal to guard Kabul airport and said that Ankara must leave Afghanistan as per the 2020 deal.
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Turkey ready to take Kabul airport control if NATO allies provide support
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 8 (ANI): As the United States declares its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, Turkey is interested in taking control of Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai International Airport if North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) allies permit.
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Turning back Pak delegation plane raises questions, worsens Kabul-Islamaba
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 11 (ANI): The turning back of the Pakistani parliamentary delegation plane from the Kabul Airport on security grounds on Friday has generated too many questions and impacted the already deteriorating relations between the two neighbouring countries.
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Afghanistan: Mortal remains of Tetsu Nakamura sent back to Japan
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Dec 8 (ANI): The mortal remains of Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura, who died in an attack by unidentified gunmen in Afghanistan earlier this week, were sent back to Japan following a ceremony at the Kabul airport attended by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
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Close shave for SpiceJet flight during rocket attack at Kabul airport
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 27 (ANI): It was a close shave for a SpiceJet flight operating between Kabul-Delhi when several rockets were fired close to Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul as the boarding of the flight was almost complete at the time when incident took place.
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Taliban claims responsibility for rocket attacks, says Mattis was target
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sept.27 (ANI): The Taliban on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the rocket attacks near the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, saying that US Defense Secretary James Mattis and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg were their targets.
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