Turkish troops to remain at Kabul airport after NATO withdrawal
The US president has committed to granting Turkey's requests for support to maintaining troops at Kabul International.
US President Joe Biden agreed to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's requests to support Ankara’s forces as they retain control of Kabul International Airport after American and NATO troops withdraw from Afghanistan this summer, a senior US official said Thursday.
"President Biden committed that that support would be forthcoming" during their meeting in Brussels on Monday, national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on a briefing call today.
“President Erdogan expressed satisfaction with that, and the two of them tasked their teams just to work out the final details,” Sullivan said.
US officials “are putting together a detailed and effective security plan” to assist the Turkish security plan, which Western officials see as vital to protecting diplomatic missions to the Afghan government as the Taliban makes gains in various parts of the country.
