Kabul: Trkiye's intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin visited Afghanistan's capital Kabul and the southern city of Kandahar, Turkish security sources said Wednesday. During his visit to Kabul, Kalin met his counterpart, Abdul Haq Wasiq, head of Afghanistan's General Directorate of Intelligence, according to the sources.

According to Anadolu Agency, Kalin also held meetings with senior officials of Afghanistan's interim administration, including Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Defense Minister Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, and Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani. The talks were aimed at enhancing security and intelligence cooperation between Trkiye and Afghanistan, as well as strengthening bilateral relations.

Discussions also covered regional and global developments, with a particular focus on the US-Israel-Iran war. Efforts to combat terrorism, human smuggling, and drug trafficking were also key topics during the meetings, the sources added.