Pakistan's national flag-carrier runs its first commercial flight to Kabul since Taliban takeover

Pakistan's national flag-carrier on Monday ran its first commercial flight to Kabul since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August. The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) flight - PK 6429 - took foreign journalists to Kabul and returned with a team of World Bank and international media organisations, Radio Pakistan reported. This was the first international passenger flight since the Taliban took over the Afghan capital last month and announced a hardline interim government.