Fifteen unregistered Afghans were detained as they patrolled Istanbul streets to chase Pakistanis whom they called robbers, a news report said on Wednesday. After spotting the Afghan migrants in Esentepe neighborhood late on Tuesday, residents of Sultangazi district…
KABUL cadets are undergoing training in Turkey’s central province of Sivas, a media report says. Turkey and Afghanistan have signed an agreement on the training and capacity-building of the Afghan National Police (ANP). Under the memorandum of understanding, 168 Afghan…
In an effort to stabilise conflict-devastated Afghanistan, Turkey has announced hosting a tripartite meeting with Afghan and Pakistani leaders. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the announcement at a joint news conference with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan…
The Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC)’s three-day youth conference formally began on Tuesday in Turkey, an official said. Dr. Kamal Saadat, youth affairs secretary at the Ministry of Information and Culture, who is participating in the event, told…
The government of Turkey has vehemently denounced Tuesday’s deadly suicide attack on protestors in eastern Nangarhar province. At least 68 people were killed and scores wounded in the attack that took place on the main Jalalabad-Torkham highway in…
Seven Afghans, including three children, have drowned while trying to cross into Greece, a news report said on Tuesday. More than a dozen people from the sinking boat, the Associated Press quoted from Turkey's coast guard as saying.…
Hundreds of illegal Afghan migrants have been deported from the Aegean region of Turkey, a media report said on Sunday. Around 324 undocumented Afghans, detained in the Aegean province of İzmir, have been sent back to their country, the…
Turkey will open its consulates in western Herat and southern Kandahr City until the end of the ongoing year, the country’s envoy said on Sunday. Ambassador Oguzhan Ertugrul, who arrived here, held a meeting with the Herat…
KABUL in near future, the country’s envoy in Kabul said on Sunday during a meeting with Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani. A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said Turkish ambassador to Afghanistan Oğuzhan Ertuğrul called on Rabbani on…
Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak has discussed military cooperation with his Turkish counterpart during a meeting in Ankara, a statement said Monday. Barmak arrived in the Turkish capital at the head of a high level delegation on Sunday,…
As many as 75 female commissioned officers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) have completed a military training course in Turkey. The officers were awarded certificates at a graduation ceremony at the Third Infantry Training Brigade in Turkey's…
The Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday hold an extraordinary Summit in Istanbul, Turkey to discuss the repercussions of the recognition by the United States Al-Quds as a capital of Israel, a statement from the organization…
President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday evening left Kabul for Turkey to attend an extraordinary meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) leader Istanbul. The President, at the head of a high-level government delegation, departed for the Turkish city on…
Turkey is hosting peace parleys between a splinter group of the Afghan Taliban and the government, says a former Taliban minister. A Pakistani newspaper quoted the unnamed ex-Taliban minister as saying the Hezb-i-Islami (Hekmatyar Group) has played a…
Turkey and Australian opposition leader Bill Shorten on Thursday strongly condemned yesterday’s massive bombing in the Afghan capital that left hundreds dead and wounded. The Turkish foreign ministry in a statement strongly condemned the attack as heinous crime…
KABUL (HIA) delegation has left Kabul for Ankara at the invitation of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is expected to participate in the welcoming ceremony of the HIA supremo, an official said on Wednesday. Dr. Hamid Azizi, one of…
Traders in southern Kandahar province on Thursday urged the Turkish ambassador in Afghanistan to facilitate their dried and fresh fruits in reaching Europe markets through Turkey. The Turkish envoy, Ali Sait Akin, was invited to a gathering…
KABUL and assured them of foreign investor security in his country. Ghani addressed the Afghanistan-Turkey Joint Investment Forum and commended civilian and military assistance from the friendly country to Afghanistan in the framework of NATO. The forum was arranged jointly…
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and the Afghan Ministry of Interior (MOI) strongly condemned twin blasts that ripped through a rally in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Saturday. At least 86 people were killed and…
