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Erdogan wants US to pay for Turks to run Kabul airport after withdrawal

Of course he does.

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President Tayyip #Erdogan calls on the US to meet “conditions” including financial, logistical and diplomatic support, so that #Turkey can run and guard Kabul airport after other foreign troops withdraw from #Afghanistan.https://t.co/q17B2yYZLS pic.twitter.com/3JRnFp66Vr
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) July 20, 2021

Iran PressTV adds:

Erdogan told journalists in a televised address from Nicosia in northern Cyprus, on Tuesday that Ankara was "right now looking positively" to the idea of running Kabul airport after US troops withdraw from Afghanistan.

"[But] firstly, America will stand by us in diplomatic relations. Secondly, they will mobilize their logistical means for us... and the other one is that there will be serious problems on financial and administrative issues, and they will give necessary support to Turkey," he said. "If these conditions can be met, we, as Turkey, are planning to operate the Kabul airport."
Posted by: Fred 2021-07-21

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