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Turkey ready to mediate for Afghan peace: Ruling AKP

Turkey is ready to take part in mediation efforts for peace in Afghanistan and the region, the country's ruling party spokesman said on March 9. 

"Afghanistan is a very important country for us," Ömer Çelik, spokesman for the AKP, told reporters in the capital Ankara after a meeting of the party's Central Executive Board.

Swallows of Kabul | To December 13

Marking Human Rights Day, the Embassy of Switzerland in Greece and Flux Laboratory Athens, in partnership with the Human Rights Film Festival Zurich 2020 and Greek streaming platform Cinobo, present "The Swallows of Kabul." The animated drama is an adaptation of the best-selling novel by Algerian writer Yasmina Khadra, and is a heartbreaking tale about a pair of star-crossed lovers in Taliban-o

Turkish official meets US' top Afghan peace negotiator

Turkish presidential spokesman İbrahim Kalın on Dec. 3 welcomed U.S. special representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad, the presidency said in a statement.

In a meeting at the presidential complex in the capital Ankara, the two discussed the ongoing intra-Afghan peace talks in Doha, Qatar, which are aimed at ending 19 years of war, as well as regional issues.

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