Hulusi Akar

Turkey offers to run Kabul airport after NATO’s Afghan withdrawal: Officials

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Turkey offers to run Kabul airport after NATO’s Afghan withdrawal: Officials

Turkey has offered to guard and run Kabul‘s airport after the United States and other NATO forces withdraw from Afghanistan, but U.S. officials say Ankara is imposing conditions which need to be resolved as their leaders prepare to meet next week. Turkish officials say Ankara made the proposal at a NATO meeting in May when … Read more

Armenia and Azerbaijan Clash Over Disputed Region

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Armenia and Azerbaijan Clash Over Disputed Region

Fighting erupted Sunday between Armenia and Azerbaijan, two former Soviet republics that have clashed over control of a disputed territory for three decades, raising fear of a new full-blown war in the South Caucasus. Armenia declared martial law and military mobilization after accusing Azerbaijan of launching a missile and artillery attack on the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan … Read more