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===War in Afghanistan===
{{Main|War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)}}
{{See also|International Security Assistance Force}}
After the [[2003 Istanbul Bombings]] were linked to [[Al-Qaeda]], Turkey deployed troops to [[Afghanistan]] to fight [[Taliban]] forces and Al-Qaeda operatives, with the hopes of dismantling both groups. Turkey's responsibilities included providing security in Kabul (it formerly lead [[Train Advise Assist Command - Capital|Regional Command Capital]]), as well as in [[Wardak Province]], where it lead PRT Maidan Shahr. Turkey was once the third largest contingent within the [[International Security Assistance Force]]. Turkey's troops were not engaged in combat operations and Ankara has long resisted pressure from Washington to offer more combat troops. According to the [[Washington Post]], in December 2009, after US President [[Barack Obama]] announced he would deploy 30,000 more U.S. soldiers, and that Washington wants others to follow suit, Turkish Prime Minister [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] reacted with the message that Turkey would not contribute additional troops to Afghanistan. "Turkey has already done what it can do by boosting its contingent of soldiers there to 1,750 from around 700 without being asked", said [[Erdoğan]], who stressed that Turkey would continue its training of Afghan security forces.

Turkey withdrew their troops from [[Afghanistan]] after the [[fall of Kabul (2021)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/turkey-begins-withdrawing-military-forces-from-afghanistan/news|title=Turkey begins withdrawing military forces from Afghanistan|website=[[Daily Sabah]]|date=25 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/25/turkish-military-begins-evacuating-from-afghanistan|title = Turkish military begins Afghanistan evacuations}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkish-military-began-evacuating-afghanistan-2021-08-25/|title=Turkey evacuating from Afghanistan, could provide support at Kabul airport|newspaper=Reuters|date=25 August 2021}}</ref>