In view of more people traveling to the Afghan capital, another airline has started direct flights to Kabul.

KANIKA SINGH RATHORE,

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Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways is set to launch direct flights to Kabul, becoming the latest carrier to establish a route to the Afghan capital.

The airline, which recently announced record profits of $476 million in 2024, said the new service addresses “growing demand” for travel between the UAE and Afghanistan. The three weekly flights, starting in December, aim to support “trade, travel and community relations”.

“The UAE hosts one of the largest Afghan communities in the Gulf, according to the Afghan Business Council, approximately 300,000 Afghans live and work in the country.” The new flights will further strengthen these economic and social ties by enhancing connectivity, the airline said in a statement. Abu Dhabi,

An Emirati man takes a selfie in front of the new Etihad Airways A380 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreli, File)

An Emirati man takes a selfie in front of the new Etihad Airways A380 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreli, File) ,Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.,

Other international carriers with direct flights to Kabul include Turkish Airlines and flydubai.

Has forged close ties with the oil-rich United Arab Emirates Taliban-Leaded the government of Afghanistan in recent years.

In June 2024, Emirati leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with a top official and wardrobe member, Sirajuddin Haqqani, who had a US bounty on his head for his involvement in the murder of an American citizen and other attacks.

Afghan children sit on a concrete bench on a hilltop in Kabul, amid a nationwide telecommunications shutdown

Afghan children sit on a concrete bench on a hilltop in Kabul, amid a nationwide telecommunications shutdown ,reuters,

A few months later, the United Arab Emirates accepted the credentials of a Taliban Government Ambassador.

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Even though the Taliban is largely isolated from the West, due to restrictions on women and girls, they have successfully established bilateral relations with regional powers.

In July, Russia It became the first country to recognize them as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. And, on Friday, India said it was upgrading its technical mission in Kabul to a full embassy.

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