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Pakistan has become the first country to reintroduce its regular routes to Kabul since the end of the evacuations on August 31. Although small, this first step to restore normalcy at Kabul International Airport is a breath of hope for those who were unable to leave the country at the time. The international community hopes that the Taliban will fulfill their

promise

to let those who wish to leave Afghanistan, fleeing the humanitarian crisis.

The undercarriage of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Flight 6429, from Islamabad, touched down early in the morning. Qatari and Turkish workers, in charge of the control tower and the terminal, the result of an agreement with the fundamentalists, facilitated the arrival of their small passage, made up mostly of journalists, to the Afghan capital. A few minutes later, the same Boeing 777 took off back with a group of World Bank employees on board.

It is not the first civilian-laden flight to land in Kabul in the past two weeks. Several Persian Gulf countries, including Qatar, sent

humanitarian aid

to Afghanistan through its main airport. This has also been used for the reception of commercial flights from other Afghan cities. In addition, the Taliban allowed two flights to Doha loaded with dozens of foreign nationals and Afghans to take off, after intense pressure from the US.

PIA sources clarified to the Reuters agency that this was a "specially chartered commercial flight", but made with an eye to fully recovering the route in the short term.

"We hope to be able to fully reestablish operations soon,

" Arshad Malik, the airline's chief operating officer, said in a statement. They have the full backing of the Taliban. "We appreciate this gesture by Pakistan and urge the international community to rebuild Afghanistan," urged its spokesman.

Many countries met this Monday to collect

emergency funds

with which to alleviate the looming humanitarian disaster, exacerbated by the consequences of the change of government, the pandemic and the global drop in donations. During the meeting, sponsored by the UN, some of its participants warned of the unfulfilled promises of the Taliban. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, was one of the harshest with the Islamists.

In her presentation, Bachelet assured that in a month under Taliban control "women have been progressively excluded from public space." He added that

the country is entering a "new and dangerous phase",

with leaders disconnected between their promises and their actions. Assassinations of former members of the Afghan security forces, raids on designated homes, arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances are other complaints that the Taliban already have under their belt.

The UN Secretary, António Guterres, estimated at

606 million

dollars (513 million euros) the amount required to assist eleven million people in urgent need by the end of the year. Most of the aid is expected to end up in the hands of the World Food Program. The

drought suffered this year,

and the consequent shortage of crops, is one of the main threats facing a population that has hundreds of thousands of displaced by the war with the Taliban.

"We ask the Taliban to respect basic human rights, particularly the rights of women and girls," Heiko Maas, Germany's foreign minister and delegate, said during the donor conference.

The politician spoke of a "moral obligation" to continue helping the Afghan people, which could translate into a

"significant increase"

in their humanitarian aid for Afghanistan.

The Teuton said that the Taliban stance on human rights would determine their bilateral relations.

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