Author Archives: Sinan Ciddi & Bill Roggio

Sinan Ciddi is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, where he contributes to its Turkey Program  and Center on Economic and Financial Power. You can follow Sinan on X @sinanciddi. Bill Roggio is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the editor of FDD's Long War Journal.
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Turkish charity leaders meet with Taliban officials

| June 19, 2024

A recent meeting between Turkish aid organization representatives and the Taliban’s deputy prime minister highlights renewed economic and investment interest by Turkish entities in Afghanistan. The Taliban’s growing ties with Turkey are a worrying development as Afghanistan remains a haven for terrorists and narco-state.