Erdogan Pushes for Turkish Role in Afghanistan after US Leaves

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How can a nuclear power just let any tom dick and harry country claim their back yard. Look how Russia deals with crimea. Just assert yourselves sometimes, always trying to be a people pleaser.

Because their leadership is not corrupt and they have a "SPINE", and we have none. So you can even expect Venzeula to come and have presence in Afghanistan.

Because their leadership is not corrupt and they have a "SPINE", and we have none. So you can even expect Venzeula to come and have presence in Afghanistan. Turkey is ready to defend its tiny minority in Afghanstan and yet Pakistanis can't help their Pushtun population or create a pushtun buffer zone against the Northern-Alliance.

 

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Or maybe this has some relation with Turks ambition to form the East Turkishtan?

 

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Turkey is going ahead with its plans to take over security at the Kabul international airport after the pullout of U.S. troops, despite opposition from the Taliban. Ankara is in negotiations with Washington to secure the airport, which analysts say is key to maintaining stability and an international presence in Afghanistan.

The Taliban has warned Turkey of severe consequences if its military remains in Afghanistan when other foreign forces pull out, but Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in remarks this week, appeared to play down those threats and indicated negotiations would continue.

Erdogan Pushes for Turkish Role in Afghanistan after US Leaves

Turkish leader calls for negotiations to overcome Taliban opposition after group warns against any plan for Ankara to take over security at Kabul international airport

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AFAIK Turkey has no business to be in Afghanistan. If they are worried about their diplomatic mission in Kabul, then withdraw all of them immediately.

USA and NATO has lost its remaining influence in Afghanistan and Central Asia.

 

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Turkic Afghans are not the only side people that live in Afghanistan

This "to protect turkic brother" theory is a total b.s.
Otherwise, Russian, Poland and other Slavic countries have every right to enter each others territory.
germanic European countries has every right to intervene with each others affair, modern geopolitics doesn't go that way.

 

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Turkey is planning to defend the Turkic community in Afghanistan. Alot of respect for them. They just need to reach a settlement with the Taliban. Afghanistan belongs to the Hazaras, Uzbekis, Tajikis, Turkman aswell as the Pashtun and Taliban. A unity government with provincial autonomous is the way forward.

Afghanistan belongs to the Taliban

It is in an ideal world, but Erdogan is using a different language. Instead of blaming the Taliban Erdogan should use reconciliatory and inclusive language. He is now blaming one side which is the majority and appeasing the other side. Erdogan is playing with fire. Turkic Afghans are not the only side people that live in Afghanistan.

Did you know that during the ousting of the Taliban in the early days of US/NATO intervention Taliban corpses were dragged through the streets of Afghanistan? Where was Erdogan or any Turkish leader to condemn their Northern Alliance Turkic brothers?

We don't require lessons from Erdogan or anyone about Taliban occupation. The Taliban are on a mission to reclaim what they lost. The Northern Alliance government was imposed by US/NATO. Remember that Turkey was part of US/NATO war against the Taliban. Turkey has also participated in alienating and removing Pashtun participation in Afghanistan.

They also support that genocidal Uzbek general

 

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What Erdogan is trying to prove ?

Maybe a SOS/plea from Afghan Turkic community reached Erdogan's ears ?