Afghanistan thanked Turkey on Friday for medical treatment provided to Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar who tested positive for the coronavirus upon arriving in Istanbul earlier this week.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that Atmar returned home on Friday after attending an Afghanistan, Turkey, Pakistan trilateral meeting and recovering from the virus.

"Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan expresses its immense gratitude to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey for the warm hospitality, and the Turkish health officials for their precious services during Minister Atmar’s treatment in Turkey,” said a statement.