Qatar in talks with Taliban, Turkey to reopen Kabul airport
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said there is “no clear indication” of when flights will resume at Hamid Karzai International Airport.
Qatar is working with the Taliban and Turkey to restore operations at the Kabul airport “as soon as possible,” Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said on Thursday, adding that there is “no clear indication” of when flights will resume.
"We are engaging with them and also working with Turkey, if they can provide any technical assistance on that front. Hopefully in the next few days there will be some good news," Sheikh Mohammed said at a joint news conference in Doha with UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.
"There is no clear indication when [the airport] is going to be fully operational yet. … We remain hopeful that we will be able to operate it as soon as possible,” Qatar’s top diplomat said.
On Wednesday, a Qatar Airways flight carrying technical experts arrived at the Kabul airport, which the United Nations has warned must be operational to ensure humanitarian aid can reach Afghanistan’s impoverished population.
