Taliban Writes To DGCA To Resume Commercial Flights Between India And Afghanistan

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The Taliban-controlled Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has written to Indian aviation regulator DGCA to resume commercial flights between the countries.

However, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, India (DGCA) is yet to take a decision in the matter.

It may be noted that the last commercial flight between India and Afghanistan was operated by Air India on the Kabul-Delhi route on August 15, the day Kabul fell to the Taliban. Afghanistan airspace was declared “uncontrolled” by the CAA on August 16.

Taliban-controlled CAA Writes To DGCA India

In a letter dated September 7, 2021, CAA’s Acting Minister Alhaj Hameedullah Akhunzada requested the DGCA to permit commercial flights of Ariana Afghan airline and Kam Air between India and Afghanistan.

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Akhunzada stated in his letter, “As you are well informed that recently the Kabul airport was damaged and (left) dysfunctional by American troops before their withdrawal.” With the help of technical assistance by Qatar, the airport became operational once again and a NOTAM (notice to airmen) in this regard was issued on September 6, he noted.

“The intention of this letter is to keep the smooth passenger movement between two countries based on signed MoU and our national carriers (Ariana Afghan airline and Kam Air) aim to commence their scheduled flights,” he said.

Therefore, Afghanistan CAA requests you to facilitate their commercial flights, Akhunzada noted. “The civil aviation of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan avails its highest assurance,” he added.

As a neighbor of Afghanistan, India is naturally concerned about the recent changes in that country and their implications for the region, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla had said on September 20.

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He demanded that Afghan territory should not be used for sheltering, training, planning, or financing terrorist acts.


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Manish Khandelwal
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