As of Sunday, the Taliban requested that airlines resume travel to Afghanistan. The Kabul airport has been closed since the suicide bombing killing 13 American soldiers and resulting in damages to the airport. The Taliban have come to recognize that citizens of the country have became stranded in other countries since the shut down of international flights. This has also impacted other citizens in not being able to travel for business or studies. Teams from Qatar and Turkey have aided in their efforts of reopening the airport for use again. The call for international flights to resume from the Taliban is aimed at the Taliban trying to gain legitimacy and recognition on the national stage. Some flights have already resumed but given the minimal amount of flights prices have double or tripled for flights. It will be interesting to see as this situation evolves, how it will continue to effect prices for flights. In addition what impact will this have on the Afghanistan economy as it looks the rebound since being taken over by the Taliban. It will also be interesting to see how the Taliban plan to regulate this and keep citizens from fleeing the country.
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I agree with you. I think that it will be interesting to see how resuming flights to and from Afghanistan will impact Afghanistan's economy. It will also be interesting to see what the Taliban plan on doing to keep citizens from fleeing the country. This reminds me of the scenes from when the last US aircraft were leaving and people were clinging on the wings of the aircraft trying to escape the country. These scenes were really hard to watch and I hope that changes like these are made to better the lives of Afghanis.
Of course, the Taliban has enormous challenges on its way. In my opinion, one of the hardest challenges is resuming flight. Airlines care about safety. There is no guarantee that planes will not be stolen and board members will not be killed. Due to the nature of Talibs, who killed people, it is a challenge for them. I agree with you, it will be very interesting to see a solution for this issue.
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