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CHP urges government to withdraw troops from Afghanistan

Turkey should immediately pull back all of its troops and policemen from Afghanistan, the leader of the main opposition party has urged.

"I am calling on the government: Pull back our soldiers and policemen from Afghanistan. Our troops serve only for the interests of our people," Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP), said on Twitter late Aug. 15.

Turkish Embassy in Kabul continues operations: FM Çavuşoğlu

The Turkish Embassy in Kabul continues operations, the Turkish foreign minister said on Aug. 15. 

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All necessary measures have been taken regarding Turkey's diplomatic missions and personnel in Afghanistan, said Mevlüt Çavuşoglu in a press briefing prior to departure from Algeria.

Taliban in control of Afghanistan, panic in Kabul

The Taliban were in control of Afghanistan on Aug. 16 after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and conceded the insurgents had won the 20-year war.

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The astonishingly quick collapse of the government, with militants taking over the presidential palace on Sunday night, triggered fear and panic in the capital.

Chaos at Kabul airport - people in panic; The Taliban in the presidential palace

Militants have taken control of Kabul University, located in the west of the Afghan capital.
According to him, the terrorists even raised their flags in one of the city areas not far from the university.
Al-Arabiya television reported that the Taliban announced that they would provide everyone who wanted to do so with the opportunity to leave Kabul.

Taliban Gain Control over Presidential Palace in Kabul, President Flees Afghanistan to Tajikistan

 Taliban has taken control of Afghanistan's presidential palace, two senior Taliban commanders present in Kabul told Reuters on Sunday, hours after the insurgents entered the Afghan capital Kabul even as diplomats and locals hurried to leave the country.

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