KABUL, 19 February 2022, (TON): The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation said ”the talks on running the technical operations of five major airports have yet to be finalized with Turkish and Qatari companies.”

A spokesman for MoTCA said the sides are discussing the legal aspects of the contracts.

According to MoTCA, a technical team from Afghanistan recently visited Doha to hold talks, but the final decision has yet to be made.

Imamuddin Ahmadi said “the technical team of the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation is still talking about handing over the technical activities of Kabul Airport with technical teams of Turkey and Qatar.”

Economists believe signing contracts with foreign companies will boost the reliability of Afghan aviation and foreign airlines will resume flights.

Shakir Yaqobi, an economist said “handing over the technical operations of the Afghanistan airports to Turkey will boost the confidence of international airlines to resume flights and it will also pave the ground for 24/7 flights in Afghanistan.”