Iran Resumes Air Services to Kabul

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Iran Resumes Air Services to Kabul

Iran has resumed air services between Tehran and Kabul after years of halt due to the civil war in Afghanistan, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

Iran has resumed air services between Tehran and Kabul after years of halt due to the civil war in Afghanistan, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

Iran's Mahan Air is scheduled to operate three flights a week for passengers and cargo, with a stopover in the northeastern city of Mashhad, Reza Jafarzadeh, an official with Iran's Civil Aviation Organization said.

Jafarzadeh said that the flights will land and take off in Bagram Airport, 60 kilometers from Kabul before the international airport of the capital is reopened within two weeks.