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Taliban: Turkey Should Withdraw Troops Under Doha Deal – Report
[ToloNews] Amidst reports of Ankara’s proposal to guard and run Kabul’s airport after the withdrawal of US and coalition forces from the country, a Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban...front man has said that ...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund... should pull its troops from Afghanistan under the Doha agreement, adding another layer of complexity to concerns about consequences of troop pullout. Quoted by Rooters, Taliban front man Suhail Shaheen said that Turkey should withdraw its troops from Afghanistan under the Doha agreement. In a text message to Rooters, Shaheen has said that Turkey should also leave Afghanistan as it has been a NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... member. "Turkey was part of NATO forces in the past 20 years, so as such, they should withdraw from Afghanistan on the basis of the Agreement we signed with US on 29th Feb 2020," Shaheen said as quoted by Rooters. "Otherwise, Turkey is a great Islamic country. Afghanistan has had historical relations with it. We hope to have close and good relations with them as a new Islamic government is established in the country in future," he added as quoted by Rooters. Rooters reports that the State Department and the The withdrawal of US and coalition forces from Afghanistan has left many with concerns about the country’s political future as well as the safety of other countries’ diplomats once all troops leave. Previously Turkey has said it will protect the Kabul airport with 500 soldiers if the NATO allies provide financial, logistical, and political supports to them. Related: Doha agreement: 2021-05-13 Saleh on CBS Says US 'Legitimized' Taliban, Must 'Remain Engaged' Doha agreement: 2021-05-13 Taliban battered, faces heavy casualties across Afghanistan: MoD Doha agreement: 2021-05-10 Taliban leader demanded more prisoners’ release, removal from sanction list Posted by: trailing wife 2021-06-12 |
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