Kabul, Dhu-AlHijjah 24, 1435, Oct 18, 2014, SPA -- Afghanistan and Turkey signed a strategic cooperation agreement Saturday during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Kabul. "The Turkish government stands beside the people of Afghanistan ... We explicitly express our friendship with Afghanistan and will try to strengthen (it)," Erdogan said, the first Turkish president to visit Afghanistan. -- SPA 18:54 LOCAL TIME 15:54 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1285351