Afghanistan’s airspace recorded nearly 96,500 international overflights in the past year, with an average of 200 flights per day, according to Taliban officials from the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation.
At a press briefing Saturday marking the ministry’s annual performance report, Fathullah Mansour, the Taliban’s deputy minister of transport, said the uptick reflected increasing use of Afghanistan’s strategic air corridor — a trend some observers attribute to regional conflicts, including the wars in Ukraine and between Israel and Iran, which have altered traditional flight routes.
