Turkey not leaving Afghanistan alone, unless Afghanistan wants it

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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey thought of leaving Afghanistan after all countries left.

Prime Minister Erdogan and his Pakistani counterpart Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani held a press conference in Islamabad on Tuesday.
Answering a question on withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan, Erdogan said that NATO planned to complete its mission in Afghanistan by the end of 2014, but it was not definite. "It may happen after 2014. As Turkey, we think of leaving Afghanistan after all countries left," he said.
Erdogan said they would not leave their brothers alone there unless Afghanistan wanted Turkey to.
Anadolu Agency


President meanwhile said that a friendship-traety between Afghanistan and Turkey from 1921 will be renewed:
The historical friendship and cooperation treaty of 1921 between Afghanistan and Turkey will also be renewed, Gül said, adding that an agreement for strategic cooperation would also come about. “Our interest in Afghanistan, our presence there and our assistance will continue after 2014 as well,” he said.
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