National Directorate of Security

Turkey helps senior Afghan officials leave country

Turkey helped a number of senior former Afghan government officials leave the country after the capital Kabul fell to the Taliban.

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As the turmoil gripped the country, Ankara made arrangements to repatriate Turkish citizens from Afghanistan.

As part of those plans, a plane belonging to Turkish Airlines was dispatched to Kabul to airlift Turkish citizens.

Kabul attack death toll more than doubles to 64

The death toll from a Taliban suicide attack in Kabul has more than doubled to 64, officials said April 20, making it the deadliest militant assault in the Afghan capital for years.

The brazen attack on April 19 on a security services office in the heart of Kabul is seen as the opening salvo in this year's Taliban spring offensive, launched last week.