Turkey: We will keep supporting Afghan security

ANKARA, TURKEY - MARCH 01: Turkey will continue to contribute to the development and security of Afghanistan, the country's foreign minister said Monday. "We continue to contribute to the security of our brothers and sisters with our soldiers operating within the NATO mission providing training and equipment support to Afghan security forces," Mevlut Cavusoglu said during a reception marking the centenary of diplomatic relations between Turkey and Afghanistan via video link. "We will continue to stay in this country as long as our Afghan brothers want," Cavusoglu added. Turkey will maintain its contributions to peace efforts, which should be supported by economic development, he underlined. "In this context, making Afghanistan, located in the heart of Asia, the center of connectivity projects should be our main goal." On Dec. 16, 2020, the Turkish parliament approved a motion to extend the deployment of Turkish troops in Afghanistan for 18 months as part of NATO's support mission in the war-torn country. On Jan. 6, 2019, legislation was put into effect allowing the Turkish government to send troops to Afghanistan to support the NATO-led mission, Resolute Support. After the end of the 17-year combat mission in Afghanistan in 2018, it has evolved into a training and advising initiative of the nascent Afghan security forces. Around 12,000 foreign troops from 28 NATO allies and 14 other partner nations agreed to support the NATO mission in Afghanistan. The legislation that was first passed in 2015 and grants the government authority to permit foreign army personnel to be transported to and from Afghanistan through Turkey. (Footage by /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
ANKARA, TURKEY - MARCH 01: Turkey will continue to contribute to the development and security of Afghanistan, the country's foreign minister said Monday. "We continue to contribute to the security of our brothers and sisters with our soldiers operating within the NATO mission providing training and equipment support to Afghan security forces," Mevlut Cavusoglu said during a reception marking the centenary of diplomatic relations between Turkey and Afghanistan via video link. "We will continue to stay in this country as long as our Afghan brothers want," Cavusoglu added. Turkey will maintain its contributions to peace efforts, which should be supported by economic development, he underlined. "In this context, making Afghanistan, located in the heart of Asia, the center of connectivity projects should be our main goal." On Dec. 16, 2020, the Turkish parliament approved a motion to extend the deployment of Turkish troops in Afghanistan for 18 months as part of NATO's support mission in the war-torn country. On Jan. 6, 2019, legislation was put into effect allowing the Turkish government to send troops to Afghanistan to support the NATO-led mission, Resolute Support. After the end of the 17-year combat mission in Afghanistan in 2018, it has evolved into a training and advising initiative of the nascent Afghan security forces. Around 12,000 foreign troops from 28 NATO allies and 14 other partner nations agreed to support the NATO mission in Afghanistan. The legislation that was first passed in 2015 and grants the government authority to permit foreign army personnel to be transported to and from Afghanistan through Turkey. (Footage by /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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