China News Service, September 27. According to Agence France-Presse, the Afghan Taliban urged international airlines to resume flights to Kabul on the 26th, stating that all technical problems at major airports in Afghanistan have been resolved.
Data map: On September 13, local time, at Kabul Airport in Afghanistan, passengers boarded a Pakistan International Airlines flight.
According to reports, this is the first international commercial flight to land since the Taliban in Afghanistan took over Kabul again on August 15.
Before the last U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan on August 30, Kabul International Airport was severely damaged in a series of chaotic evacuation operations.
Although Pakistan International Airlines, Iran’s Mahan Airlines and Afghanistan’s Qam Airlines have operated a limited number of special flights, since then, Kabul Airport has basically only been chartered.
According to reports, the international community very much hopes that the Taliban will keep their promise and allow anyone to leave the country when commercial flights resume.
Currently, a 40-minute one-way flight from Kabul to Islamabad costs more than US$1,200.
The newly appointed Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Barki said that the Taliban hope that proper commercial flight services will be restored soon.
He said in a statement: "Many Afghan citizens are trapped outside and unable to return to their home country."
In addition, many Afghan citizens who are employed or studying abroad also face difficulties in returning home.
According to reports, with the help of technology from Qatar, the UAE and Turkey, most of the services at Kabul Airport have been restored.