The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Turkey’s intelligence chief, Ibrahim Kalin, met with senior Taliban officials during a visit to Afghanistan and discussed strengthening security and defense ties between Kabul and Ankara.
Kalin held separate meetings with Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani and Defense Minister Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, according to statements from the Taliban Interior and Defense ministries.
The Taliban Interior Ministry said Haqqani and Kalin discussed expanding relations between Afghanistan and Turkey, with a focus on security, combating drug trafficking and coordination between the two countries’ interior ministries. They also discussed regional issues, the ministry said.
The Taliban Defense Ministry said Mujahid and Kalin discussed bilateral relations, security issues and regional security and stability. The two sides also stressed the importance of further strengthening security and defense cooperation between Kabul and Ankara.
Kalin also met with Taliban intelligence chief Abdul Haq Wasiq during his visit.
Earlier, some media outlets reported that the deputy head of Qatar’s intelligence agency had also traveled to Kabul on Wednesday.
