Bulent Ecevit

Politician

1925-05-28

Quotes by Bulent Ecevit

• But apart from the military measures, security measures, of course, Afghanistan needs great help for building up its social life, its economic life. It has become a very poor country, neglected for many years.

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• But if we leave them alone, just satisfying ourselves with social work, economic work and the building up of a national army, it can make progress, hopefully within a short time.

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• There was expectations that the fights there, the operation there might be extended for several months, even for several years. But within a few weeks it ended, because obviously the Taliban wasn't a real force.

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• The armies, the difference of all of those armies that had been fighting each other and the Taliban took advantage of that to rule over the whole country.

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• Ataturk sent several Turkish staff officers to Afghanistan, helped them build their own army.

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