Stability, peace appear out of reach in Afghanistan without Turkey

[T]he only country that has proven strong and effective in establishing peace and stability in Libya and Syria…is Turkey. Turkey played a significant role in ending the Armenian occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh, ensured continuing cease-fires in Syria and Libya, and Afghanistan is an issue of interest for the country.

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Turkey did not withdraw its offer to ensure the security of Kabul airport that it had made at the start of the U.S. withdrawal process from Afghanistan….

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Erdoğan further added that the some 600 Turkish soldiers in Afghanistan were never a combatant force and that Turkey exerted efforts for Afghanistan’s stability as a NATO and Resolute Support Mission member. He also noted that Turkey’s presence in Afghanistan would give the new government an upper hand in the international arena.

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Another significant point was that Erdoğan signaled a bilateral agreement could be struck with Afghanistan just as with Libya.