Cavusoglu was speaking a day after Turkish security sources said Ankara had dropped plans to guard and operate Kabul airport following the withdrawal of other NATO forces from Afghanistan because of the chaos which accompanied the Taliban victory. The sources told Reuters that Turkey, a Muslim country which has one of NATO’s largest military forces, was instead ready to provide technical and security assistance if the Taliban requested it. read more“We are keeping up dialogue with all sides, including the Taliban,” Cavusoglu told a news conference in Jordan. We hope to see these in action as well.”Turkey, with some 600 troops in Afghanistan, will also discuss airport security and the transition in Afghanistan with the United States and others, Cavusoglu said. TALKS WITH THE TALIBANA senior Turkish official said talks with the Taliban, which started before the group’s fighters swept through Afghanistan, were continuing and Turkey could maintain its presence at the airport if the Taliban requested help.
