Kabul airport should remain open, issue to 'take shape' in days: Turkish minister
Kabul airport should remain open, issue to 'take shape' in days: Turkish minister
Turkey's Defence Minister Hulusi Akar spoke at the nation's embassy in Islamabad as Afghan government troops continued to battle Taliban insurgents.
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Turkey's Hulusi Akar said the Kabul airport issue will "take shape" in the coming days [AFP/Getty]
said on Thursday that it would be beneficial for to remain open and that the issue will "take shape" in the coming days.
He was speaking at the Turkish Embassy in as forces battled Ìýinsurgent fighters in and around several cities on Thursday, and after a Ìýdefence official said USÌýintelligence believed the Taliban could take over Kabul within 90 days.
Turkey has offered to after NATO withdraws and has held talks with the United States for weeks. In exchange, President Tayyip Erdogan has asked for financial, logistical and diplomatic conditions to be met.
(Reuters)
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