Erdogan says Turkey will maintain a diplomatic presence in Kabul Recep Tayyip Erdogan News

Turkish President Erdogan stated that the Turkish Embassy in Afghanistan has returned to its building in the capital Kabul.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that the Turkish Embassy in Kabul has returned to its building in the city and Ankara will maintain its diplomatic presence in Afghanistan.

After the Taliban’s victory two weeks ago, NATO countries have been withdrawing their diplomatic missions in Afghanistan.

In addition to a small “technical team”, Turkey has evacuated civilians and troops from Afghanistan.

In an interview with Turkish media on a flight returning from Montenegro on Sunday, Erdogan said that the Turkish Embassy in Kabul had moved to its building in the city after two weeks of operation at the airport.

“They returned to our embassy building in the city center the other day, and they continued their activities from here,” NTV Broadcasting Corporation quoted him as saying.

“Our current plan is to maintain our diplomatic presence in this way. We are constantly updating our plan in accordance with the development of the security situation,” Erdogan said.

Erodgan has stated that Turkey welcomes the Taliban’s statements so far with “cautious optimism”, but it hopes to see its actions.

At the same time, Erdogan poured cold water on Turkey’s plans to operate Kabul Airport and the Taliban to be responsible for security, saying that if another attack occurs, Ankara will be in a difficult situation.

“How can we give you a sense of security? If you take over the safety job and another bloody massacre occurs there, how will we explain to the world? This is not an easy job,” he was quoted as saying.

More than 100 people died Suicide attack Outside the Kabul Airport on Thursday, including 13 American service personnel, slowed down the air freight before the deadline for the withdrawal of US President Joe Biden ended on Tuesday.

The new attack warning disrupted the evacuation work under the supervision of the US military. Biden warned that another attack on the crazy airlift was “Most likely”.