Turkey and Afghanistan: relations of cooperation and rivalry in a changing region
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Turkey, Afghanistan, Taliban, Conflict, CooperationCopyright (c) 2022 JOSÉ MIGUEL CALVILLO-CISNEROS
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Abstract
The return of the Taliban marks the end of two decades of international occupation in Afghanistan and has opened a period of political insecurity at the national and regional levels. Historically, political, economic, and cultural relations between Afghanistan and Turkey have been very close since the 1920s, but the political change in Kabul raises uncertainties about how these relations will develop from now on. Turkey's role as a NATO member in ISAF and Resolute Support Mission operations placed Ankara on the side in conflict with the Taliban. Currently, however, the Taliban see Turkey as a crucial international partner to rely on and to gain legitimacy in the eyes of the International Community.
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