Taliban urges India to launch commercial flight with Afghanistan

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The Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority, under the control of the Taliban, has written a letter to India to resume commercial flights between the two countries. However, according to sources, India has rejected the Taliban's request. The last commercial flight between India and Afghanistan was on August 15. The Air India flight came from Kabul to Delhi on the day the Taliban captured Kabul. Then on August 15, the Civil Aviation Authority of Afghanistan (CAA) declared Afghanistan's airspace uncontrolled.

In a letter to India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), CAA Acting Minister Alhaj Hamidullah Akhundzada wrote, "As you know, Kabul Airport was recently badly damaged by US forces before departure." The airport has once again become operational with the technical assistance of Qatar. Now commercial flights should be started for easy movement of tourists based on the MoU between the two countries. Our national carrier Ariana Afghan Airlines and Kam Air should be allowed to start scheduled flights to India by DGCA.