Components of the Turkish Armed Forces on a mission at Hamid Karzai Airport Afghanistan Began to evacuate. The Turkish armed forces are returning to our homeland, ”the defense ministry said in a statement.

There were about 500 Turkish fighters in Afghanistan as part of the Israeli mission.Otten.

Before announcing the withdrawal of its troops Turkey Had a discussion with
Washington And
Taliban Security at Kabul airport will continue to be tightened after the withdrawal of U.S. troops, which is expected to be completed by Tuesday.

But the Taliban captured Kabul on August 15, 10 days after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country in the wake of the collapse of the Afghan army, and thwarted Turkey’s plans to seize a stake in it. She hopes it will have a positive impact on her relationship with the United States.

The White House says 88,000 people have been evacuated by Afghans and foreigners since the airlift was set up on August 14, the day before the Taliban’s entry into Kabul, despite particularly chaotic conditions.

Erdogan wants to play a role in Afghanistan

In a speech at the same time as announcing the withdrawal of troops from Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his desire to play a role in Afghanistan. He said Turkey would continue its next dialogue with all parties in Afghanistan.

“Turkey, which already hosts five million refugees, cannot afford the additional migration burden,” Erdogan said on Saturday.

According to the Turkish Ministry of Defense, Ankara evacuated 1,129 people from Afghanistan, which is different from the 1,404 previously mentioned by the Turkish Foreign Minister.