Turkey ponders role in conflict

Ankara - Muslim Turkey may be well placed to play a key role in a post-Taliban Afghanistan, but powerful generals and political…

Ankara - Muslim Turkey may be well placed to play a key role in a post-Taliban Afghanistan, but powerful generals and political leaders would not risk domestic trouble by dispatching troops before the dust of battle has settled.

Turkey said on Thursday it could do what Christian NATO allies might find more difficult: forging a stable alliance between warring Afghan groups.