Turkey and Qatar have reached an agreement in principle with representatives of the radical Taliban movement (banned in Russia) to control four airports in Afghanistan, including the airport of Kabul, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced on Tuesday.
"[The possibility of Cavusoglu visit to Afghanistan] depends on a final agreement between the Taliban and a joint company [Turkey and Qatar]. It may be possible to sign this agreement in the presence of the [Turkish and Qatari] foreign ministers. Such an offer came from Qatar, and I agreed," TRT TV quoted him as saying. - "The last negotiations were in Istanbul, and there are agreements in principle, which concern four airports".
First [joint management will be] at Kabul airport, after six months at Mazar-e-Sharif airport, after six months at Kandahar airport, after six months at Herat airport."
Earlier, the Turkish MFA confirmed to TASS that Ankara and Doha had agreed to jointly guard the territory of Kabul airport, but continue negotiations on a number of related issues. Financial and legal issues reportedly remained uncoordinated.
The runway and terminals of the airport of the Afghan capital were badly damaged because of the chaos that reigned in the air harbor during the evacuation of mainly citizens of Western countries and Afghans who cooperated with them after the Taliban seized power in the country in 2021, and also because of the terrorist attack near it on August 26. Since late August, technicians from Qatar and Turkey have been helping to get the airport up and running.
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Based on materials from TASS