UN resumes humanitarian flights to Afghanistan

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The United Nations has resumed humanitarian flights to northern and southern Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power in the country, a spokesperson for the international organization announced.

Stephane Dujarric told reporters that the UN Humanitarian Air Service is currently operating flights "to enable 160 humanitarian organizations to continue their life-saving activities" in Afghanistan.

These air services link the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, to Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan, and Kandahar in the south.

Dujarric indicated that "there are efforts being made to operate more of these flights to additional destinations," noting that "from 2002 to 2021, the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service in Afghanistan served more than 20 destinations in the country."

 He added, "(The service) will seek to return to these sites as soon as the security situation and funding allow for that," noting that "officials are working to establish an air bridge to transport non-food items such as medical supplies and emergency equipment." 

 

Source: Agence France-Presse