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US welcomes 'clear commitment' from Turkey to secure Kabul airport

  • "The clear commitment from the leaders was established that Turkey would play a lead role in securing Hamid Karzai International Airport," Jake Sullivan, the US national security advisor, told reporters after a summit between Biden and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Published June 18, 2021 Updated June 18, 2021 01:05am
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WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday hailed what it said was a promise from Turkey in talks with President Joe Biden to secure Kabul's airport once US forces leave.

"The clear commitment from the leaders was established that Turkey would play a lead role in securing Hamid Karzai International Airport," Jake Sullivan, the US national security advisor, told reporters after a summit between Biden and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.