Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Afghanistan nearly 3 years after the Taliban captured Kabul

Afghanistan's Taliban have confirmed the resumption of Turkish Airlines flights to Kabul’s international airport. It comes nearly three years after the carrier's services were suspended following the collapse of the Western-backed government. Afghanistan’s Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation said the first Turkish Airlines flight landed Tuesday and was greeted by government officials. Turkish Airlines flights have returned with a schedule of four weekly round-trip flights between Istanbul and Kabul on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The Taliban seized power in August 2021 as U.S. and NATO forces departed after two decades of war.