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16 Aug, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Turkey's government is exploring ways to keep its soldiers stationed at Kabul international airport even after the Taliban have seized control of Afghanistan, two Turkish officials told Middle East Eye.

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“Turkey still could secure the Kabul airport and it could help the Taliban to obtain a diplomatic presence in Kabul. It might help them to get the diplomatic recognition they wanted,” the Turkish official added. “If they don’t want us, we can leave.”

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“We aren’t invaders and the Taliban knows this. We only have 600 troops there anyway,” the Turkish official said

Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar told Sabah newspaper on Monday that if Turkey isn’t wanted, “we can evacuate our soldiers in 24 hours”

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Turkish official said negotiations with the Taliban were still underway and a decision on the evacuation of the troops from the Kabul airport hasn't been taken.

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15 Aug
Taliban spokesman: We seek an inclusive government that includes all Afghan parties — Sky News
Taliban spokesman: We will allow women to educate and work, wearing the hijab — Sky News
Taliban spokesman: We will allow women to leave the house alone
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15 Aug
Taliban’s leader of political office, Mullah Baradar, heads to Afghanistan. He is expected to help to establish a transitional government — Al Arabiya

Baradar was in Qatar
A delegation of the Taliban headed by the leader "Mullah Baradar" enters Kabul, heading to the presidential palace — Al Arabiya
Reuters also says Baradar is in Afghanistan.
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9 Nov 20
We reported yesterday that Armenia and Azerbaijan were close to a ceasefire deal.

We laid out the components of the draft deal, including peacekeeping forces, corridors. All of the components are in the actual ceasefire deal released by Sputnik.

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Turkish peacekeeping force will also be deployed.

5th clause of the ceasefire deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan says a peacekeeping centre will be established to observe the ceasefire. Turkey will be part of that centre
Aliyev says both Turkish and Russian peacekeeping force will be deployed to Karabakh via Sputnik
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9 Nov 20
BREAKING — Erdogan appoints Lutfi Elvan as the new Finance and Treasury Minister
Interesting language in the decree. It specifically underlined the fact that Albayrak has “requested to be excused” from the responsibility of the finance and treasure ministry
Who is Lütfi Elvan, Turkey’s new finance minister?

• Latest post: Chairman of plan and budget commission at the parliament
• Mining engineer, holds a masters on economics
• Former transport minister, and development minister
• Don’t have direct experience on finance
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9 Nov 20
Turkish Presidency is expected to make a statement on Albayrak’s resignation letter today in the afternoon
Lots of rumours that new minister of finance will be Nurettin Canikli. But as you know there are always all sorts of rumours in Ankara that can be debunked in any moment
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8 Nov 20
EXCLUSIVE: Azerbaijan, Armenia 'near ceasefire deal' on Nagorno-Karabakh

• Draft deal forces Armenia to withdraw from some areas amid the deployment of a Turkish and Russian peacekeeping force, Turkish sources tell MEE

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According to the draft deal:

• Armenia will immediately withdraw from five out of seven occupied raions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh .
• Yerevan will withdraw additional two raions in 15 days

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The draft deal

• does not require Baku to leave its recently captured territories, but would put a halt to Azerbaijan's offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh, which is now partly controlled by Baku.
• Azerbaijan doesn’t want a humanitarian catastrophe

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