Taliban signs deal with UAE company to do ground ops for Afghanistan airports
The Taliban government signed an agreement with a UAE-based company to handle ground service operations at three key…
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News and developments in Kabul, Afghanistan, including airports, airlines, and industry insights.
Taliban demands Tajikistan, Uzbekistan return Afghan aircraft
The Taliban has issued a warning to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to return aircraft flown out of Afghanistan as…
PIA suspends Kabul flights over ‘unprofessional’ Taliban: report
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has suspended flights to Kabul International Airport (KBL) due to the “unprofessional” attitude of…
Taliban says Kabul airport fully operational, asks airlines to return
The Taliban has asked international airlines to return to Kabul, saying the airport is now “fully operational.”Kabul International…
Italian plane comes under fire as it takes off from Kabul airport
An Italian military transport plane came under fire as it flew out of Hamid Karzai International Airport (KBL),…
Taliban in talks with Qatar and Turkey over Kabul Airport management
Now that the United States military has completely withdrawn from Afghanistan, the Taliban are in talks with Qatar…
Kabul Airport reopens for domestic flights and to receive aid
Kabul Airport is now open again for domestic flights and to receive aid, a few days after a…
Qatar Airways is the first plane to land and depart from Kabul after U.S. exit
Around 200 foreigners, most of them Americans, were flown out of Kabul to Doha by Qatar Airways on…
U.S. military leaves behind dozens of aircraft and equipment in Kabul
When Kabul fell to Taliban rule on August 15, 2021, the Pentagon sent over 6,000 troops and dozens…
The last U.S. military planes depart Kabul airport
The last U.S. military plane, along with the last of American troops, has departed Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai International…
Kabul airport targeted by rocket attack during evacuation
On the morning of August 30, 2021, a salvo of at least six rockets fired at Hamid Karzai…
BREAKING | Explosion near Kabul airport amid evacuation
An explosion was reported near Hamid Karzai International Airport (KBL) while western countries continue to evacuate the country.A…
Kabul Airport explosions kill over 100 people including 13 US troops
More than 100 people were killed, including 13 U.S. troops, when two explosions hit Kabul Airport (KBL) on…
France sets end date for Afghanistan evacuation operation
French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced that French forces would no longer carry out evacuations from Hamid Karzai…
Russia begins Afghanistan evacuation flights
Russia announced it began exfiltrating from Kabul in Afghanistan some 500 people, including Russian nationals as well as…
Taliban prevents Afghan nationals from going to airport
Afghan nationals should no longer go to Kabul airport, a spokesman for the Taliban said on August 24,…
USAF confirms passenger record for C-17 flight out of Kabul
The United States Air Force confirmed that a single Boeing C-17 transport aircraft evacuated over 800 people out…
European nations step up evacuation flights from Kabul
European nations are continuing evacuation flights from Kabul, with the Dutch government hoping for more success after a…