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Afghanistan
Taliban threat to treat Turkish troops as invaders is posturing: Turkey
2021-07-16
[KhaamaPress] Security official on the condition of anonymity has told BBC Ottoman Turkish that the threat of the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
to treat Ottoman Turkish troops as occupiers is not being taken seriously.


Th official has added that The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
does not have the purpose of invading Afghanistan and the threats by the Taliban are symbolic.

Turkey has decided to leave up to 500 troops to secure Hamid Maybe I'll join the Taliban Karzai
...A product, and probably the sole product, of the Southern Alliance...
International airport to protect the international diplomatic mission in the capital, Kabul.

"We do not think that there will be an aggressive attitude towards Ottoman Turkish troops", said the source

Taliban in a statement threatened Turkey to be treated as invaders in case it leaves its troops in Afghanistan. The Taliban statement reads that there will not be interference in other countries’ affairs by them and will not allow others to meddle in Afghanistan’s affairs.

US currently has nearly one thousand men in service who are in Kabul for protecting international organizations and embassies and will be withdrawn once the Hamid Karzai International airport security is handed over to Ottoman Turkish troops. The UK too announced to leave 100 troops for the same purpose.

The Taliban has often said the international personnel and embassy will not be targeted in Afghanistan.
Posted by:trailing wife

#1  Please - let's you and them fight!
Posted by: Raj   2021-07-16 00:25  

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