UAE Signs Agreement With Taliban to Regulate Afghanistan Airports

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According to Bakhtar News Agency, the UAE has signed an agreement with the Taliban administration to regulate and control airports in Afghanistan on Tuesday during a press conference.

Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar took to Twitter to make the announcement.

Taliban sign agreement with UAE's GAAC for ground handling of 4 airports in Afghanistan. Taliban Deputy PM Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Transportation Minister Hamidullah Akhundzada and GAAC'S CEO Razzaq Aslam attended the signing ceremony in Kabul. #Afghanistan https://t.co/FgpIAlC3zL

— FJ (@Natsecjeff) May 24, 2022

This move came several with the UAE, Turkey and Qatar seeking to reach an agreement on airport security cooperation

The airport that serves as landlocked Afghanistan's main air link to the world.

Qatar and Turkey had sent temporary technical teams to assist in airport operations and security.