Afghanistan : First foreign commercial flight since Taliban takeover lands in Kabul

Monday, 13 September 2021Newsdesk

In a first since the Taliban’s takeover, a foreign commercial flight landed in Kabul Monday. According to Reuters, a Pakistan International Airlines flight touched down at the Kabul airport and it will carry people with valid documents from Kabul to Islamabad.

New Delhi, 13 September 2021

As per news report of The Indian Express, Meanwhile, India acknowledged in a joint statement with Australia Sunday that the Taliban group holds “positions of power and authority across Afghanistan”. This reference is a step forward for the diplomatic establishment, but falls short of officially recognising the Taliban administration as the government of Afghanistan. In other news, international donors will gather at a conference in Geneva Monday in an effort to raise more than $600 million for Afghanistan, after experts warned that the humanitarian crisis may worsen in the country, as half the population was already on aid before the Taliban took over.

Source - indianexpress.com