By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi December 18, 2021 The Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have announced that they will resume issuing passports, providing a window of hope for those who have applied for travel documents in an effort to leave the country. An official from the passport department of the Taliban’s Interior Ministry told reporters on December 18
8am: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says representatives of the Turkish and Qatari private sectors will hold talks on the management of Kabul Airport. However, the identities of these companies have not been determined yet, so the Turkish president says that the companies are scheduled to hold talks with the Taliban in the near future.
Tolo News: Speaking at a press conference at the Government Media and Information Center (GMIC), passport department officials said that the passport-issuing process is set to begin tomorrow (Monday) in 14 more provinces of Afghanistan. Alem Gul Haqqani, director of the passport department, told reporters that with these 14 additional provinces, a total of 32
NBC News: Sidiq Ullah, who is a supporter of the militant group, came to see the historic site this week with friends from Kandahar, around 350 miles southwest of Bamiyan. Now that the Taliban are in control, he said, he feels free to tour the country. “I was young when these were destroyed, about 7
Ariana: Alam Gul Haqqani, head of the General Directorate of Passports, said late Monday in a video message that processing of passports at the office in Kabul has been suspended until further notice. He attributed the decision to a technical problem – specifically with the biometric system. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Officials at Afghanistan’s Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) said that although the airport is operational to allow for international flights in the country, due to the political challenges the flights have not become normal. “We do not have a specific timetable and schedule for flights as we used to have in Kabul airport. Only
Reuters: Ariana Afghan Airlines is due to begin regular flights from Kabul to Dubai on Monday, reopening a heavily used international route that had been suspended since the Taliban victory over the Western-backed government in August. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has suspended flights to Kabul. Pakistani media reported that the suspension came due to Taliban interference, including a “dramatic change in the law” and intimidation of staff. Click here to read more (external link).
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi October 6, 2021 Hundreds of people have gathered outside the passport office in Kabul to apply for travel documents after the service opened for the first time since the Taliban seized power in mid-August. The day before, the Taliban’s Interior Ministry announced that all staff — including female employees — had been
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 26, 2021 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban government Sunday asked foreign airlines to resume commercial flights to and from Kabul, saying problems at the capital city’s airport had been resolved and the facility “is fully operational.” The Islamist group regained control of the war-torn country in mid-August following the collapse of the