Ariana: Iran’s Yazd Air has launched a new route between Tehran and Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Balkh province. According to the Iranian consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif, flights started on Saturday. The consulate also said that other Iranian airlines are expected to start flying to Afghanistan. Earlier this month, Afghanistan’s ministry of transport and civil aviation announced that Air Arabia has started flying to Kabul. Click here to read more (external link).