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Qatar working with Taliban to reopen Kabul airport 'as soon as possible'
"We are working very hard (and) we remain hopeful that we will be able to operate it as soon as possible... hopefully in the next few days we will hear some good news," he said.
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Crowds of people are seen on the tarmac at Kabul's airport in Afghanistan August 16, 2021. (Reuters/Maxar Technologies)
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atar is working with the Taliban to reopen Kabul's airport as soon as possible, Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Thursday.
"We are working very hard (and) we remain hopeful that we will be able to operate it as soon as possible... hopefully in the next few days we will hear some good news," he said.
A Qatari technical team is planning to operate the Kabul airport "soon", the Doha-based al-Jazeera channel reported, citing an Afghan civil aviation official.
The Qatari team was now assessing damage in the airport, he said, according to al-Jazeera.
Al-Jazeera also reported that domestic flights from Kabul airport will resume on Friday, citing an Afghan civil aviation official who expected international flights "to take time".
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Meanwhile, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday said there is a need to engage with the Taliban on Afghanistan, but Britain has no immediate plans to recognise their government.
Raab was speaking in Qatar after meeting the Qatari foreign minister. Raab said they had discussed ensuring Afghanistan does not harbour terrorism in the future, preventing a humanitarian crisis, preserving regional stability and holding the Taliban to account on their commitment to a more inclusive government
