The Turkish embassy in Kabul has returned to its building in the city and Ankara will maintain its diplomatic presence in Afghanistan, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
This is coming as NATO countries have been evacuating their diplomatic missions in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s victory in the country two weeks ago.
Turkey has evacuated civilians and troops from Afghanistan except for a small “technical group”.
In an interview with Turkish media on a flight back from Montenegro which was monitored by Aljazeera news, Erdogan said the Turkish embassy in Kabul had relocated to its building in the city after operating from the airport for two weeks.
“They returned to our embassy building in the city centre the other day and they are continuing their activities from here,” he was quoted as saying by broadcaster NTV.
“Our plan now is to maintain our diplomatic presence in this way. We are continuously updating our plans according to developments regarding the security situation,” Erdogan said.