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This will be the first commercial flight service to Kabul since the Taliban seized power last month
A spokesperson told AFP on Saturday that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will resume flights from Islamabad to Kabul next week, becoming the first foreign commercial service since the Taliban seized power last month.
Kabul Airport was severely damaged during the chaotic evacuation of more than 120,000 people that ended with the withdrawal of US troops on August 30. The Taliban have been scrambling to get it back into operation with technical assistance from Qatar.
“We have obtained all the technical licenses for flight operations,” PIA spokesperson Abdullah Hafez Khan told AFP.
“Our first commercial aircraft… is scheduled to fly from Islamabad to Kabul on September 13.”
Khan said the service will depend on demand.
“We received 73 requests from humanitarian aid agencies and journalists, which is very encouraging,” he said.
In the past two days, Qatar Airways operated two charter flights from Kabul, mainly foreigners and Afghans who were not taken away during the evacuation.
Last week, an Afghan airline resumed domestic flights.
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