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Turkey presses Afghanistan to hand over control of Gulenist schools
Source: The Guardian
Turkey presses Afghanistan to hand over control of Gülenist schools
Western officials believe a deal has been struck allowing Afghan
vice-president to seek exile in return for schools’ closure
Sune Engel Rasmussen in Kabul
Wednesday 31 May 2017 05.00 BST
Afghan authorities have drafted a deal giving the Turkish government control of more than a dozen schools in Afghanistan affiliated with the exiled cleric Fethullah Gülen.
Western and Afghan officials believe the agreement is part of a bargain allowing Afghanistan’s vice-president, Abdul Rashid Dostum, who has been accused of abducting and torturing a political rival, to seek exile in Turkey.
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, claims Gülen masterminded a coup attempt last year.
Turkish teachers at Gülen-linked schools say the Turkish embassy in Kabul is refusing to issue them passports, rendering them unable to travel.
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Western officials believe a deal has been struck allowing Afghan
vice-president to seek exile in return for schools’ closure
Sune Engel Rasmussen in Kabul
Wednesday 31 May 2017 05.00 BST
Afghan authorities have drafted a deal giving the Turkish government control of more than a dozen schools in Afghanistan affiliated with the exiled cleric Fethullah Gülen.
Western and Afghan officials believe the agreement is part of a bargain allowing Afghanistan’s vice-president, Abdul Rashid Dostum, who has been accused of abducting and torturing a political rival, to seek exile in Turkey.
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, claims Gülen masterminded a coup attempt last year.
Turkish teachers at Gülen-linked schools say the Turkish embassy in Kabul is refusing to issue them passports, rendering them unable to travel.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/31/turkey-pressures-afghanistan-to-close-elite-schools-fetullah-gulen
