Turkish president says fatalities in Kabul blasts reach 170

Turkey evacuated all its teams in Afghanistan with very few technical personnel remaining, says Recep Tayyip Erdogan

By Talha Ozturk and Merve Aydogan

SARAJEVO, Bosnia, and Herzegovina (AA) - Turkey's president on Friday said the death toll in Thursday's terror attacks in Kabul has reached 170.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan's remarks came during his one-day visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina's capital Sarajevo.

Addressing the media, Erdogan said Turkey has evacuated all its teams and civilians from Afghanistan, while there is currently only a small number of technical personnel in the country.

Erdogan added that withdrawing from countries by handing them over to terrorist organizations produces heavy consequences.

The Turkish president on Friday arrived in Sarajevo, the first stop on his western Balkan mini-tour visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Montenegro.

On Saturday, Erdogan will arrive in Podgorica, the capital of neighboring Montenegro, at the invitation of President Milo Djukanovic.

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