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Turkey drops Kabul airport plans but will assist if Taliban ask -sources

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, previously known as Kabul International Airport, in Afghanistan, February 11, 2016. AfghanistanLM REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

Turkey has dropped plans to take control of Kabul airport after NATO's withdrawal but is ready to provide technical and security support if the Taliban request it, two Turkish security sources said on Monday.

In light of the "total chaos" at the airport "the process of Turkish soldiers taking up control... has automatically been dropped," one of the sources said.

"However, in the event the Taliban asks for technical support, Turkey can provide security and technical support at the airport," said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity.

(Reporting by Orhan Coskun; Writing by Tuvan Gumrukcu; editing by Dominic Evans)

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