Kabul airport closed for 48 hours
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- 22 August, 2021
- 08:00
Hamid Karzai International Airport in the Afghan capital, Kabul, is closed for 2 days, Report mentions, referring to the Russian press.
Although thousands of people have gathered near the airport to depart Afghanistan, leaving the country for the next 48 hours will not be possible.
The administration of US President Joseph Biden has decided to involve major US airlines in the evacuation of tens of thousands of people who left Afghanistan. Meanwhile, the White House is considering launching a Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) program. About 20 civilian planes will be used for the evacuation, and they will not fly directly from Kabul. The aircraft will carry Afghans and other people remaining at US military bases in Qatar, Bahrain, and Germany.
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