Category - Afghanistan News

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Taliban wants Turkey to run Kabul Airport

3 years ago

Turkish President Erdogan said calm should be restored in Kabul before making a decision on the airport, adding there was a risk of getting “sucked in” to something that would be hard to explain given uncertainty around the possible mission. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

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4 US Marines, 60 Afghans killed in attack on Kabul airport

3 years ago

Many US allies had either already ended their evacuation efforts before Thursday’s explosions, citing advance intelligence about a terrorist attack, or have announced Thursday as the last chance to exit. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

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Afghanistan evacuees received in Uganda: Why hotels are happy

3 years ago

The Government of Uganda has this morning, August 25, 2021, received 51 evacuees of 2,000 expected refugees from Afghanistan who arrived aboard a privately-chartered flight at the Entebbe International Airport. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

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Evacuation Plane Hijacked in Kabul disappeared to Iran

3 years ago

Many countries are in Afghanistan trying to fly their citizens into safety after Taliban fighters took the country. Kabul Airport is under American control and Ukraine also sent a plane to evacuate its citizens. This plane was stolen and took off for Iran. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

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In flames: Huge fire breaks out at Kabul Airport

3 years ago

Little is known about the fire’s severity or origin, but videos posted to social media show a hazy cloud of smoke rising from the airport, which has been the focal point of US and Western evacuation efforts for the past week. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

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Turkmenistan opens its airspace for Afghanistan evacuation flights

3 years ago

In this situation, fulfilling its international commitments, including those arising from international humanitarian law, Turkmenistan will provide its airspace for the carriage of these persons by the planes of foreign states. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

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The impact of the fall of Afghanistan on the world Travel and Tourism industry

3 years ago

The World Tourism Network is concerned about the current situation in Afghanistan. WTN President Dr. Peter Tarlow is the first global travel association leader giving his evaluation of the fall of Kabul and what the takeover of the Taliban in Afghanistan will do to world tourism. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

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Taliban run Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan loves Women and Amnesty

3 years ago

The real story is unfolding. A'dead' Taliban commander is taking meetings in Kabul, assuring safety to doctors, businessmen. The Taliban spokesperson also said at a press conference, his new government will guarantee women’s rights under the 'limits of Islam' following takeover of Afghanistan. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

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Scary? Air India A320 Flight from Delhi to Kabul

3 years ago

Air India Flight 243 on Sunday, operated with an Airbus 320, was on a scheduled flight from Delhi, India, to the Afghan capital of Kabul. While this Star Alliance member flight was en route and on approach, Kabul was overtaken by Taliban fighters. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

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Horror Ending in Afghanistan with Kabul surrounded by Taliban

3 years ago

An Air India flight is landing at Kabul International Airport in an attempt to help fellow Indian Citizen to escape the Taliban Terror. The plane is on the ground. If it can take off again is in the open. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News