Tripartite agreement to run Kabul Airport almost concluded

KABUL (Pajhwok): A tripartite agreement has been reached on several key issues to operate Hamid Karzai International Airport in capital Kabul, according to a statement on Friday.

Qatar, Turkey and Afghanistan’s Taliban-led interim government on Thursday agreed on "several key issues" to operate the Kabul Hamid Karzai International Airport.

"The delegations of the State of Qatar, the Republic of Turkey and the Afghan caretaker government concluded Thursday in Doha a tripartite meeting on the management and operation of Kabul International Airport," a Qatari Foreign Ministry statement said.

"They agreed on several key issues on how to manage and operate the airport," the ministry added.

The ministry said that the meeting in Doha came as a continuation of previous talks, the latest round of which took place in Kabul last week.

The final round of negotiations will take place next week, it added.

After the Taliban seized control of the country, Turkey offered technical and security assistance to operationalize Kabul airport.

Keeping the airport open after foreign forces handed over control is vital to keeping Afghanistan connected with the world and maintaining an uninterrupted supply of aid for distribution.

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