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Turk Special Forces Boost Alliance
Thursday, November 01, 2001
(1:47 PM ET) (18:47 GMT)
The Cable News Network

"The Taliban regime and its archaic practices pose a threat primarily to Central Asia, and to the world."

ANKARA, Turkey
Turkey's foreign minister says its decision to send troops to Afghanistan signals the war against terrorism "is not a war against Islam -- terrorism does not have a religion."

Ismael Cem was speaking to CNN on Thursday after Turkey said it was to deploy special forces troops to Afghanistan.

The move, revealed on Thursday, means Turkey is the first Muslim nation to join in the U.S. attacks against the Taliban and Osama bin Laden.

Turkey, a member of NATO, said it would send a 90-man unit to northern Afghanistan to combat terrorists, train anti-Taliban fighters and support humanitarian aid operations.
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