ANKARA (Reuters) – According to Turkish diplomatic sources, Turkey and Qatar have struck an agreement on providing security at Kabul’s major airport if they are granted the assignment as part of continuing discussions with the Taliban administration.

Kabul’s international airport serves as the country’s primary aviation link to the rest of the globe. Following the extreme Islamist Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August, Turkey has stated that it would be willing to operate it alongside Qatar, but only provided its security criteria are satisfied.

According to Reuters, the UAE also held discussions with the Taliban to keep the airport functioning.

On Thursday, sources informed reporters that Ankara and Doha had agreed on a security framework for the airport mission, but that discussions on other issues, like as money, were ongoing.

“It is believed that the Taliban would provide protection on the outside, and whomever operates the airport will provide security on the inside,” one of the people added. “The process is moving forward positively,” the individual added on the condition of anonymity.

They further stated that a group of Turkish and Qatari officials was meeting in Kabul this week to discuss the problem.

The Taliban leadership will be in Doha next week, according to Qatar’s state news agency, to finalise agreements with Qatar and Turkey for the airport’s administration and management.

Qatar, which assisted Turkey in running the airport after playing a significant role in evacuation operations following the chaotic US pullout in August, said Ankara, Doha, and the Taliban have agreed that talks will be finished next week.

Qatar’s participation at Kabul Airport has guaranteed that flights between Doha and Kabul have been operating since September, allowing Qatar to become a centre for nations seeking to retain relations with Afghanistan and meet with the Taliban government. The United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and numerous other nations have relocated their embassies in Afghanistan to Qatar.

On Wednesday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced the shipment of 700 tonnes of humanitarian goods and supplies to Afghanistan, without specifying a delivery date.

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