Breaking news: After the Taliban came to power in the country, the operation of Kabul International Airport remained unclear. According to the last minute information, it was reported that Turkey and Qatar agreed on the operation of the Kabul International Airport with the partnership of the two countries.
Diplomatic sources who made a statement on the subject stated that recently, various talks have been carried out between the Qatari and Turkish delegations regarding the operation of the airport in partnership with the two countries.
Sources pointing out that a memorandum of understanding was signed between Turkish and Qatari companies for this purpose and on the basis of equal partnership, the said partnership agreement was made while Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu was in Doha for the Seventh Meeting of the Turkey-Qatar High Strategic Committee on 7 December. transferred.
TECHNICAL DELEGATION FROM TURKEY CAME TO DOHA
Finally, as a result of the agreement reached on December 7, it was stated that a technical delegation from Turkey came to Doha to coordinate with the Qatari side.
After the meetings in Doha, the joint delegation consisting of Turkish and Qatari officials will be in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul today and discuss the agreement on the operation of the airport with the Afghan Interim Government officials; It was noted that the Afghan side will receive information about their demands and expectations.
The Turkish-Qatar delegation is expected to evaluate the situation after the meeting with the Afghan side.
NO OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN MADE YET
Turkey and Qatar have not yet made an official statement on the subject.
International Hamid Karzai Airport in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, has an important place in terms of being the main air connection for Afghanistan from landlocked countries.
Simultaneously, since June, the Taliban had rapidly seized many districts and provincial centers in Afghanistan with violent attacks as of June.
After President Ashraf Ghani left the country and government forces left the capital, the Taliban seized the presidential palace and public buildings on August 15, and regained control of the country.
Source: AA