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Taliban warn Turkey against extending troops in Afghanistan: statement

Leaders of the Taliban movement and negotiators Abdul Latif Mansoor (R), Shahabuddin Delawar (C) and Suhail Shaheen (L) walk to attend a press conference in Moscow on July 9, 2021. Russia on July 9, 2021, said the Taliban controls about two-thirds of the Afghan-Tajik border and urged all sides in Afghanistan to show restraint. Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP

The Taliban on Tuesday warned Turkey against extending its troop presence in Afghanistan when US-led forces leave the country, insisting the decision was “reprehensible,” Agence France-Presse reported.

“The decision… is ill-advised, a violation of our sovereignty and territorial integrity and against our national interests,” the group said in a statement, days after Turkey promised to provide troops to protect Kabul airport when foreign forces leave next month.

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