Turkey's Erdogan says he may meet with Taliban leadership

The speed of the Afghan insurgents' advances is "really troubling," Erdogan told CNN Turk.
passengers departing Kabul airport
Passengers enter the departures terminal of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2021. - SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested Wednesday that he may meet with leadership of the Afghan Taliban as the insurgents sweep across the country amid NATO withdrawal.

“The latest developments and the situation of the Afghan public are really, really troubling," Erdogan told CNN Turk on Wednesday.

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