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KABUL – According to a senior Turkish defense official, a US military delegation will visit Ankara later this week to hold detailed consultations on a possible Turkish role in securing Kabul International Airport following Nato’s withdrawal. Turkey has reportedly pledged to protect Hamid Karzai International Airport, as concerns persist about …

GENEVA – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said that the war, violence, persecution and human rights abuses have driven nearly 3 million people to flee their homes last year, despite the Covid-19 crisis restricted movement around the world as countries closed borders and ordered closures. In its …

ANKARA – The Turkish Defense Minister, Hulusi Akar, said Thursday that he had a “constructive” meeting with his German counterpart in Ankara. “As we did during our visit to Berlin in February, we concluded our meeting here in a very constructive and positive manner with a unity of mutual understanding …

BRUSSELS – The delicate balancing act in the strained relations between the European Union and Turkey continues ahead of the European Council meeting in Brussels on June 24-25, as witnessed by the draft conclusions of the meeting, Ahval News reported Wednesday. The European Council, it said, “welcomes the continued de-escalation …

KABUL – US President Joe Biden at a press conference after the NATO leaders’ summit in Brussels on Monday “there was a strong consensus in the room, among the leaders, in that meeting, on Afghanistan,” reiterating that the alliance will continue its support to Afghans after the withdrawal of international …

KUALA LUMPUR – Tajikistan aims to further strengthen ties with member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), ensure regional peace and stability and promoting economic cooperation during its 2020-2021 chairmanship of the SCO. Tajikistan’s Ambassador to Malaysia, Ardasher Qodiri, said in accordance with his slogan “20 years of the …

KABUL – The Taliban have asked Turkey to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan under the 2020 deal for the pullout of US forces, a media report said on Friday. This effectively rejects Ankara’s proposal to guard and run Kabul’s airport after US-led NATO forces depart. Reuters asked in a text …

ISLAMABAD – The Pakistani Prime Minister’s Trade and Investment Advisor, Abdul Razaq dawood, said that three border markets are now established on the border with Iran while the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced the second official border with Iran as International Road Transport (TIR). Razak said in a …

TEHRAN – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, warned on Tuesday that Washington risked “losing a precious friend” if he tried to corner his country, speaking two weeks before his first meeting with the US president, Joe Biden. Already strained, relations between the two NATO states have deteriorated further since Biden …

KABUL – The Turkish government has agreed to take over responsibility for Kabul’s international airport in a $130 million deal with NATO, an Afghan government official told the UAE’s The National newspaper. This comes after weeks of uncertainty over the security of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul city. …