After having driven the West from Syria, Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, Turkey and Russia, hand in hand, are preparing to take the place of the United States in Kabul.
As the Americans withdraw from Afghanistan after a twenty-year war, and with them the other NATO forces, leaving the ground for the Taliban who are advancing at high speed, Turkey has offered Washington to ensure the security of the capital's airport.
"Whoever runs the airport holds the city,"
comments a French general officer.
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By taking Kabul airport, Afghanistan's main exit gateway for foreigners, Ankara offers itself leverage over the international forces that will remain in the country, around 500 American soldiers in the green zone and expatriates, diplomats and aid workers. .
In the event of an evacuation, they will depend on Ankara for their safety.
Or its auxiliaries, because according to some sources, Turkey could export to Afghanistan, as it has already done in Libya,
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