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<span>Military</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Military-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Non-aircraft_related" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Non-aircraft_related"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Non-aircraft related</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Non-aircraft_related-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> 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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamid_K%C9%99rzai_ad%C4%B1na_Beyn%C9%99lxalq_Hava_Liman%C4%B1" title="Hamid Kərzai adına Beynəlxalq Hava Limanı – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Hamid Kərzai adına Beynəlxalq Hava Limanı" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87_%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B0" title="হামিদ কারজাই আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="হামিদ কারজাই আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%96%D0%B6%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D0%B0%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%BB" title="Міжнародны аэрапорт Кабул – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Міжнародны аэрапорт Кабул" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroport_Internacional_Hamid_Karzai" title="Aeroport Internacional Hamid Karzai – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Aeroport Internacional Hamid Karzai" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul_International_Airport" title="Kabul International Airport – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Kabul International Airport" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezin%C3%A1rodn%C3%AD_leti%C5%A1t%C4%9B_K%C3%A1bul" title="Mezinárodní letiště Kábul – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Mezinárodní letiště Kábul" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flughafen_Kabul" title="Flughafen Kabul – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Flughafen Kabul" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamid_Karzai_rahvusvaheline_lennujaam" title="Hamid Karzai rahvusvaheline lennujaam – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Hamid Karzai rahvusvaheline lennujaam" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%94%CE%B9%CE%B5%CE%B8%CE%BD%CE%AD%CF%82_%CE%91%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%B4%CF%81%CF%8C%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%BF_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%9A%CE%B1%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%8D%CE%BB" title="Διεθνές Αεροδρόμιο της Καμπούλ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Διεθνές Αεροδρόμιο της Καμπούλ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeropuerto_Internacional_de_Kabul" title="Aeropuerto Internacional de Kabul – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Aeropuerto Internacional de Kabul" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamid_Karzai_Nazioarteko_Aireportua" title="Hamid Karzai Nazioarteko Aireportua – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Hamid Karzai Nazioarteko Aireportua" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%84%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84" title="میدان هوایی بین‌المللی کابل – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="میدان هوایی بین‌المللی کابل" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C3%A9roport_international_de_Kaboul" title="Aéroport international de Kaboul – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Aéroport international de Kaboul" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroporto_internacional_de_Cabul" title="Aeroporto internacional de Cabul – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Aeroporto internacional de Cabul" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B9%B4%EB%B6%88_%EA%B5%AD%EC%A0%9C%EA%B3%B5%ED%95%AD" title="카불 국제공항 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="카불 국제공항" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%94%D5%A1%D5%A2%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AC_(%D6%85%D5%A4%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6)" title="Քաբուլ (օդանավակայան) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Քաբուլ (օդանավակայան)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0" title="काबुल अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय विमानक्षेत्र – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="काबुल अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय विमानक्षेत्र" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandar_Udara_Internasional_Kabul" title="Bandar Udara Internasional Kabul – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Bandar Udara Internasional Kabul" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroporto_Internazionale_di_Kabul" title="Aeroporto Internazionale di Kabul – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Aeroporto Internazionale di Kabul" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A0%D7%9E%D7%9C_%D7%94%D7%AA%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%94_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9F-%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%99_%D7%A7%D7%90%D7%91%D7%95%D7%9C" title="נמל התעופה הבין-לאומי קאבול – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="נמל התעופה הבין-לאומי קאבול" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamido_Karzajaus_tarptautinis_oro_uostas" title="Hamido Karzajaus tarptautinis oro uostas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Hamido Karzajaus tarptautinis oro uostas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabuli_nemzetk%C3%B6zi_rep%C3%BCl%C5%91t%C3%A9r" title="Kabuli nemzetközi repülőtér – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Kabuli nemzetközi repülőtér" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapangan_Terbang_Antarabangsa_Kabul" title="Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kabul – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kabul" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%9F%E1%80%AC%E1%80%99%E1%80%85%E1%80%BA%E1%80%80%E1%80%AC%E1%80%87%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8_%E1%80%A1%E1%80%95%E1%80%BC%E1%80%8A%E1%80%BA%E1%80%95%E1%80%BC%E1%80%8A%E1%80%BA%E1%80%86%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%9B%E1%80%AC_%E1%80%9C%E1%80%B1%E1%80%86%E1%80%AD%E1%80%95%E1%80%BA" title="ဟာမစ်ကာဇိုင်း အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာ လေဆိပ် – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ဟာမစ်ကာဇိုင်း အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာ လေဆိပ်" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internationale_Luchthaven_Kabul" title="Internationale Luchthaven Kabul – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Internationale Luchthaven Kabul" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%B2" title="ख्वाजा रवाब विमानस्थल – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="ख्वाजा रवाब विमानस्थल" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB%E5%9B%BD%E9%9A%9B%E7%A9%BA%E6%B8%AF" title="カーブル国際空港 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="カーブル国際空港" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" 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class="fn org">Kabul International Airport</div><br /><div style="display:inline;" class="nickname"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Pashto_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Pashto language">Pashto</a>: <span lang="ps" dir="rtl">د کابل نړیوال هوايي ډګر</span></span></div><br /><div style="display:inline;" class="nickname"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Dari_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Dari language">Dari</a>: <span lang="prs" dir="rtl">میدان هوائی بین المللی کابل</span></span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flightline_at_Kabul_International_Airport.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flightline_at_Kabul_International_Airport.jpeg/250px-Flightline_at_Kabul_International_Airport.jpeg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" 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class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/IATA_airport_code" title="IATA airport code">IATA</a>: <span class="nickname">KBL</span></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/ICAO_airport_code" title="ICAO airport code">ICAO</a>: <span class="nickname">OAKB</span></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DDDDFF; color: black">Summary</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Airport type</th><td class="infobox-data category">Public</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Transport_and_Civil_Aviation_(Afghanistan)" title="Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (Afghanistan)">Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation</a></td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data">GAAC Holding<sup id="cite_ref-GAAC_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GAAC-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Serves</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kabul" title="Kabul">Kabul</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label">Kabul, <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Airline_hub" title="Airline hub">Hub</a> for</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ariana_Afghan_Airlines" title="Ariana Afghan Airlines">Ariana Airlines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kam_Air" title="Kam Air">Kam Air</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Built</th><td class="infobox-data">1960<span class="noprint"> (64 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1960</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-handbook_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-handbook-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation <a href="/wiki/Height_above_sea_level" class="mw-redirect" title="Height above sea level">AMSL</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1,791 m / 5,877 ft</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kabul_International_Airport&params=34_33_57_N_069_12_47_E_region:AF_type:airport"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°33′57″N</span> <span class="longitude">069°12′47″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.56583°N 69.21306°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">34.56583; 69.21306</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data plainlinksneverexpand"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://kia.gov.af/">kia<wbr />.gov<wbr />.af</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DDDDFF; color: black">Maps</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kabul-Airport-Diagram.png" class="mw-file-description" title="A 2015 United States Air Force diagram of the airport"><img alt="A 2015 United States Air Force diagram of the airport" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Kabul-Airport-Diagram.png/270px-Kabul-Airport-Diagram.png" decoding="async" width="270" height="414" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Kabul-Airport-Diagram.png/405px-Kabul-Airport-Diagram.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Kabul-Airport-Diagram.png/540px-Kabul-Airport-Diagram.png 2x" data-file-width="2935" data-file-height="4500" /></a></span><br />A 2015 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> diagram of the airport</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="switcher-container"><style 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margin:-2px -1px -1px -1px; border-spacing:0;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #e6e6ff"> <th rowspan="2" style="width: 15%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:0 1px 0 0; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Runway#Naming" title="Runway">Direction</a> </th> <th colspan="2" style="width: 50%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; text-align: center;">Length </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width: 35%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:0 0 0 1px; text-align: center;">Surface </th></tr> <tr style="background-color: #e6e6ff"> <th style="width: 20%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:1px 1px 0 1px; text-align: center;">m </th> <th style="width: 20%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:1px 1px 0 1px; text-align: center;">ft </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">11/29 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">3,511 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">11,519 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">Paved </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #eee"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align: left;">Source: AIP Afghanistan<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kabul International Airport</b> (<a href="/wiki/IATA_airport_code" title="IATA airport code">IATA</a>: <b>KBL</b>, <a href="/wiki/ICAO_airport_code" title="ICAO airport code">ICAO</a>: <b>OAKB</b>) is located in the northern part of <a href="/wiki/Kabul" title="Kabul">Kabul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>. It is one of the country's main <a href="/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Afghanistan" title="List of airports in Afghanistan">international airports</a>, capable of housing over a hundred military and civilian aircraft. It is currently operated by <a href="/wiki/UAE" class="mw-redirect" title="UAE">UAE</a>-based GAAC Holding and Afghanistan's <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Transport_and_Civil_Aviation_(Afghanistan)" title="Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (Afghanistan)">Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GAAC_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GAAC-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The airport was originally named as <b>Khwaja Rawash Airport</b> because it was built in the area named Khwaja Rawash. It was given the name <b>Kabul Airport</b> in 1960 after the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> built a terminal and a concrete runway. From 2014 to 2021, it was named <b>Hamid Karzai International Airport</b><sup id="cite_ref-Cab_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cab-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in honor of former <a href="/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Afghanistan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Presidents of Afghanistan">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Hamid_Karzai" title="Hamid Karzai">Hamid Karzai</a>. After the <a href="/wiki/Taliban" title="Taliban">Taliban</a> returned to power in 2021, the name was changed back to Kabul International Airport.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sitting at an altitude of approximately 1,791 m (5,876 ft) <a href="/wiki/Above_sea_level" class="mw-redirect" title="Above sea level">above sea level</a>, the airport is surrounded by parts of the <a href="/wiki/Hindu_Kush" title="Hindu Kush">Hindu Kush</a> mountains.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It serves as a hub for <a href="/wiki/Ariana_Afghan_Airlines" title="Ariana Afghan Airlines">Ariana Airlines</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kam_Air" title="Kam Air">Kam Air</a>. International companies such as <a href="/wiki/Air_Arabia" title="Air Arabia">Air Arabia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Flydubai" title="Flydubai">Flydubai</a> and <a href="/wiki/Turkish_Airlines" title="Turkish Airlines">Turkish Airlines</a> also provide passenger services.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The airport has two separate terminals, one for international passengers and the other for domestic flights. It also has a number of empty military bases, which were previously used by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" title="United States Armed Forces">United States Armed Forces</a> and <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a>'s <a href="/wiki/International_Security_Assistance_Force" title="International Security Assistance Force">International Security Assistance Force</a> (ISAF) and later the <a href="/wiki/Resolute_Support_Mission" title="Resolute Support Mission">Resolute Support Mission</a> (RS). The <a href="/wiki/Afghan_Air_Force" title="Afghan Air Force">Afghan Air Force</a> also had a base at the airport,<sup id="cite_ref-dialogo-americas.com_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dialogo-americas.com-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the <a href="/wiki/Afghan_National_Security_Forces" title="Afghan National Security Forces">Afghan National Security Forces</a> providing security inside the passenger terminals. </p><p>Prior to the withdrawal of US-led forces in 2021, the airport provided scheduled flights to and from China, India, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and <a href="/wiki/Arab_states_of_the_Persian_Gulf" title="Arab states of the Persian Gulf">the Persian Gulf region</a>. The most frequently serviced destination from the airport has been <a href="/wiki/Dubai_International_Airport" title="Dubai International Airport">Dubai</a> in the <a href="/wiki/UAE" class="mw-redirect" title="UAE">UAE</a>, with no fewer than four passenger airlines flying the route, and some with multiple daily flights.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other nearby major <a href="/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Afghanistan" title="List of airports in Afghanistan">airports</a> to Kabul are <a href="/wiki/Bagram_Airfield" title="Bagram Airfield">Bagram Air Base</a> in neighboring <a href="/wiki/Parwan_Province" title="Parwan Province">Parwan Province</a> to the north, <a href="/wiki/Jalalabad_Airport" title="Jalalabad Airport">Jalalabad Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/Nangarhar_Province" title="Nangarhar Province">Nangarhar Province</a> to the east, <a href="/wiki/Khost_International_Airport" title="Khost International Airport">Khost International Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/Khost_Province" title="Khost Province">Khost Province</a> to the southeast, and <a href="/wiki/Bamyan_Airport" title="Bamyan Airport">Bamyan Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bamyan_Province" title="Bamyan Province">Bamyan Province</a> to the northwest. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kabul_International_Airport&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Afghan_Avro_504K.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Afghan_Avro_504K.jpg/220px-Afghan_Avro_504K.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Afghan_Avro_504K.jpg/330px-Afghan_Avro_504K.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Afghan_Avro_504K.jpg/440px-Afghan_Avro_504K.jpg 2x" data-file-width="561" data-file-height="304" /></a><figcaption>An <a href="/wiki/Avro_504" title="Avro 504">Avro 504</a> was one of the first aircraft to be used by the <a href="/wiki/Afghan_Air_Force" title="Afghan Air Force">Afghan Air Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stamp_of_Afghanistan_-_1968_-_Colnect_675363_-_Kabul_International_Airport.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Stamp_of_Afghanistan_-_1968_-_Colnect_675363_-_Kabul_International_Airport.jpeg/220px-Stamp_of_Afghanistan_-_1968_-_Colnect_675363_-_Kabul_International_Airport.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Stamp_of_Afghanistan_-_1968_-_Colnect_675363_-_Kabul_International_Airport.jpeg 1.5x" data-file-width="325" data-file-height="210" /></a><figcaption>A 1968 <a href="/wiki/Afghan_Post" title="Afghan Post">Afghan</a> <a href="/wiki/Postage_stamp" title="Postage stamp">postage stamp</a> depicting the airport</figcaption></figure> <p>Kabul Airport was originally built during the Kingdom of <a href="/wiki/Amanullah_Khan" title="Amanullah Khan">Amanullah Khan</a> in the 1920s, which housed aircraft of the <a href="/wiki/Afghan_Air_Force" title="Afghan Air Force">Afghan Air Force</a> and <a href="/wiki/Afghan_Post" title="Afghan Post">Afghan Post</a>. It was modernized in 1960 by <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet</a> engineers.<sup id="cite_ref-handbook_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-handbook-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The airport was locally named <b>Khwaja Rawash Airport</b> because it was built in the area called Khwaja Rawash.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Foreign tourists began visiting Afghanistan via Kabul Airport. This era ended after the 1978 <a href="/wiki/Saur_Revolution" title="Saur Revolution">Saur Revolution</a>, especially after the 1979 <a href="/wiki/Soviet%E2%80%93Afghan_War" title="Soviet–Afghan War">Soviet invasion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The airport was used by the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Army" title="Soviet Army">Soviet Army</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Soviet%E2%80%93Afghan_War" title="Soviet–Afghan War">Soviet–Afghan War</a> from 1979 to 1989, and by the military forces of the former <a href="/wiki/President_of_Afghanistan" title="President of Afghanistan">President of Afghanistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Najibullah" title="Mohammad Najibullah">Mohammad Najibullah</a>. Control of the airport switched between different sides during the civil war after 1992. By November 1996, the <a href="/wiki/Islamic_Emirate_of_Afghanistan_(1996%E2%80%932001)" title="Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)">Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan</a> governed by <a href="/wiki/Mullah_Muhammad_Omar" class="mw-redirect" title="Mullah Muhammad Omar">Mullah Muhammad Omar</a> was in possession of the airport, until late 2001 when they fled the city after the <a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–present)">U.S. invasion of Afghanistan</a>. Due to <a href="/wiki/International_sanctions" title="International sanctions">international sanctions</a> during the Taliban government, the airport was closed in the late 1990s, with very limited international flights.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Following the <a href="/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Afghanistan" title="United States invasion of Afghanistan">U.S. invasion of Afghanistan</a> after the <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a>, Kabul Airport was bombed by United States and coalition forces. After the ISAF took over control, the airport began to be developed slowly over the years. A new <a href="/wiki/Radar_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Radar system">radar system</a> was installed in 2005, which was upgraded by the U.S. <a href="/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration" title="Federal Aviation Administration">Federal Aviation Administration</a> in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kabul_International_Airport_in_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Kabul_International_Airport_in_2008.jpg/220px-Kabul_International_Airport_in_2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Kabul_International_Airport_in_2008.jpg/330px-Kabul_International_Airport_in_2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Kabul_International_Airport_in_2008.jpg/440px-Kabul_International_Airport_in_2008.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="654" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet</a>-built domestic terminal in 2008</figcaption></figure> <p>A new $35 million terminal for international flights was inaugurated in November 2008, built with aid from the <a href="/wiki/Japan_International_Cooperation_Agency" title="Japan International Cooperation Agency">Japan International Cooperation Agency</a>. This terminal has two <a href="/wiki/Jetbridges" class="mw-redirect" title="Jetbridges">jetbridges</a>.The then-Afghan President <a href="/wiki/Hamid_Karzai" title="Hamid Karzai">Hamid Karzai</a> attended the inauguration ceremony.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new terminal was officially opened to international flights in June 2009. The existing terminal has been refurbished and used for domestic flights. </p><p>Passenger movements reached 100,000 per year by 2010, or 300 per day.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In early 2012, the radar system was upgraded to cover Afghanistan's entire air space. </p><p>In October 2014, the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Afghanistan" class="mw-redirect" title="National Assembly of Afghanistan">National Assembly of Afghanistan</a> proposed naming the airport after former Afghan President <a href="/wiki/Hamid_Karzai" title="Hamid Karzai">Hamid Karzai</a>, a month after his tenure ended, in recognition of his services and contributions to the country's rebuilding. This decision was approved by the Cabinet of the new President <a href="/wiki/Ashraf_Ghani" title="Ashraf Ghani">Ashraf Ghani</a>, which renamed the structure as <i>Hamid Karzai International Airport</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Cab_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cab-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The North Side Cantonment – Kabul Airport facility was completed and turned over to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" title="United States Armed Forces">United States Armed Forces</a> in October 2008. It houses the command facilities for the <a href="/wiki/Afghan_Air_Force" title="Afghan Air Force">Afghan Air Force</a> (AAF), and includes housing, administrative, operations, maintenance and recreation facilities. The project included two new <a href="/wiki/Hangar" title="Hangar">hangar</a> complexes, a new taxiway and ramps. It is the headquarters and main base (1st or 201st Wing) of the Afghan Air Force. The first hangar facility was turned over to the AAF in January 2008. The second hangar was completed later that year.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2021_NATO_withdrawal_from_Afghanistan">2021 NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kabul_International_Airport&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 2021 NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Kabul_(2021)" title="Fall of Kabul (2021)">Fall of Kabul (2021)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Allies_Refuge" title="Operation Allies Refuge">Operation Allies Refuge</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Operation_Pitting" title="Operation Pitting">Operation Pitting</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Operation_Allies_Refuge,_Image_7_of_7.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Operation_Allies_Refuge%2C_Image_7_of_7.jpg/220px-Operation_Allies_Refuge%2C_Image_7_of_7.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Operation_Allies_Refuge%2C_Image_7_of_7.jpg/330px-Operation_Allies_Refuge%2C_Image_7_of_7.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Operation_Allies_Refuge%2C_Image_7_of_7.jpg/440px-Operation_Allies_Refuge%2C_Image_7_of_7.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4800" data-file-height="3194" /></a><figcaption>Afghan evacuees boarding a <a href="/wiki/Polish_Air_Force" title="Polish Air Force">Polish</a> <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">C-130 Hercules</a> during <a href="/wiki/Operation_Allies_Refuge" title="Operation Allies Refuge">Operation Allies Refuge</a> on August 17, 2021</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Afghanistan_Evacuation_210821-A-AB999-0019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Afghanistan_Evacuation_210821-A-AB999-0019.jpg/220px-Afghanistan_Evacuation_210821-A-AB999-0019.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Afghanistan_Evacuation_210821-A-AB999-0019.jpg/330px-Afghanistan_Evacuation_210821-A-AB999-0019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Afghanistan_Evacuation_210821-A-AB999-0019.jpg/440px-Afghanistan_Evacuation_210821-A-AB999-0019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="611" /></a><figcaption>Afghan evacuees boarding American aircraft during Operation Allies Refuge on August 21, 2021</figcaption></figure> <p>In July 2021, the <a href="/wiki/Taliban" title="Taliban">Taliban</a> took over many areas in Afghanistan, including those near Kabul Airport. <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> announced that it would provide security at the airport.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> U.S. and NATO forces were still deployed at the airport as well.<sup id="cite_ref-natoairport_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-natoairport-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A few weeks later, Kabul <a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Kabul_(2021)" title="Fall of Kabul (2021)">fell into the hands of the Taliban</a>, prompting hundreds of people to flee to the airport in an attempt to leave the country. Seven people were alleged to have died at the airport after the crowds consisting of hundreds of people tried to forcibly enter planes leaving the airport. US forces fired in the air to prevent the crowds running onto the tarmac and runways.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 16 August 2021, the US Deputy Security Advisor announced the deployment of more forces to secure the airport.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Pentagon confirmed the head of <a href="/wiki/United_States_Central_Command" title="United States Central Command">U.S. Central Command</a>, General <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_F._McKenzie_Jr." title="Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.">Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.</a>, met <a href="/wiki/Taliban_in_Qatar" title="Taliban in Qatar">Taliban leaders</a> in <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a>. The Taliban officials agreed to terms set by McKenzie for refugees to flee using the Kabul International Airport.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the fall of Kabul, the <a href="/wiki/Afghan_National_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Afghan National Army">Afghan National Army</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Afghan_National_Police" title="Afghan National Police">Afghan National Police</a> abandoned their posts. U.S. and allied forces subsequently took over the posts. On 16 August 2021, all commercial flights from Kabul Airport were cancelled indefinitely.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 26 August 2021, more than 100 people were <a href="/wiki/2021_Kabul_airport_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 Kabul airport attacks">killed in an explosion</a> outside Kabul Airport. The <a href="/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant_-_Khorasan" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Khorasan">Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Khorasan</a> (ISIS-K) claimed responsibility.<sup id="cite_ref-jpost.isil_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jpost.isil-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The last American forces departed from the airport around midnight on 30 August, ending U.S. involvement in the 20-year war. The Taliban subsequently took control of the airport.<sup id="cite_ref-dw.com_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dw.com-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rough estimates by the Taliban calculated the damage to the airport at around $350 million.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Abdul Hadi Hamadan, the Taliban head of the airport, later stated that the damage to the airport's terminal alone due to the evacuation was $1 million.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Several novels have been published following the dramatic US evacuation from the country. Those titles include: "Life and Death at Abbey Gate", "Saving Aziz", "Always Faithful", and "Kabul".<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Operation_under_Taliban_rule">Operation under Taliban rule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kabul_International_Airport&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Operation under Taliban rule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the Taliban takeover, the airport was closed. Much of its infrastructure had been degraded or destroyed during the evacuation. According to Qatari <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Qatar)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Qatar)">Minister of Foreign Affairs</a> <a href="/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Abdulrahman_bin_Jassim_Al_Thani" title="Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani">Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani</a>, <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a> was to send technical assistance to Afghanistan to help reopen the airport as soon as possible.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mevl%C3%BCt_%C3%87avu%C5%9Fo%C4%9Flu" title="Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu">Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Turkey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)">Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey</a>, stated that the Taliban and other countries had requested Turkey for help in resuming operations at the airport. The <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_of_the_Netherlands" title="Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands">Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sigrid_Kaag" title="Sigrid Kaag">Sigrid Kaag</a>, stated that her government was willing to support Turkey and Qatar in reopening the airport.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meanwhile, the security of the airport was handed over to the Al-Fatah Brigade of the special forces of the group on 3 September.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The airport reopened for <a href="/wiki/Ariana_Afghan_Airlines" title="Ariana Afghan Airlines">Ariana Afghan Airlines</a>' domestic flights between Kabul and the cities of <a href="/wiki/Herat" title="Herat">Herat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mazar-i-Sharif" title="Mazar-i-Sharif">Mazar-i-Sharif</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kandahar" title="Kandahar">Kandahar</a>, as well as for receiving aid from other countries, on 4 September, following work carried out by a technical team from Qatar, which repaired the airport's runway.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Taliban spokesman <a href="/wiki/Zabiullah_Mujahid" class="mw-redirect" title="Zabiullah Mujahid">Zabiullah Mujahid</a> stated on 6 September that Turkey and Qatar were trying to restart all flights from the airport.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 8 September 2021, a <a href="/wiki/NOTAM" title="NOTAM">NOTAM</a> was issued by the airport's NOTAM office, indicating that the airport is operating between 03:30 and 13:30 <a href="/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time" title="Coordinated Universal Time">Coordinated Universal Time</a>. Additional NOTAMs issued that day indicate that the airports <a href="/wiki/Instrument_landing_system" title="Instrument landing system">instrument landing system</a> is operative and that the airport's tower is operating again.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Qatar_Airways" title="Qatar Airways">Qatar Airways</a> flight evacuating 113 nationals of other countries from Afghanistan was allowed to land at and depart from the airport on 9 September due to cooperation between the United States and the Taliban, marking the first such flight since the Taliban had completely taken over the facility.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meanwhile, the Taliban renamed the airport to <i>Kabul International Airport</i>, eliminating the reference to former Afghan President <a href="/wiki/Hamid_Karzai" title="Hamid Karzai">Hamid Karzai</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_International_Airlines" title="Pakistan International Airlines">Pakistan International Airlines</a> flight landed at the airport on 13 September, marking the first international commercial flight to land since the Taliban takeover.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mahan_Air" title="Mahan Air">Mahan Air</a> resumed flights to the airport on 15 September, marking resumption of commercial flights between <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> and Afghanistan.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Afghanistan)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Afghanistan)">Ministry of Foreign Affairs</a> on 26 September announced that the problems at the airport had been resolved and asked international airlines to resume their flights, promising full cooperation.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Facilities">Facilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kabul_International_Airport&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ariana_aircraft_at_Kabul_Airport.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Ariana_aircraft_at_Kabul_Airport.jpg/220px-Ariana_aircraft_at_Kabul_Airport.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Ariana_aircraft_at_Kabul_Airport.jpg/330px-Ariana_aircraft_at_Kabul_Airport.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Ariana_aircraft_at_Kabul_Airport.jpg/440px-Ariana_aircraft_at_Kabul_Airport.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="908" /></a><figcaption>Various <a href="/wiki/Ariana_Afghan_Airlines" title="Ariana Afghan Airlines">Ariana Afghan Airlines</a> aircraft at the airport in 2007</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kam_Air_at_Kabul_Airport_in_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Kam_Air_at_Kabul_Airport_in_2010.jpg/220px-Kam_Air_at_Kabul_Airport_in_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Kam_Air_at_Kabul_Airport_in_2010.jpg/330px-Kam_Air_at_Kabul_Airport_in_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Kam_Air_at_Kabul_Airport_in_2010.jpg/440px-Kam_Air_at_Kabul_Airport_in_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>The airport's control tower and a <a href="/wiki/Kam_Air" title="Kam Air">Kam Air</a> aircraft in 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>The airport has two terminals: the original that opened in 1960 and a newer building that opened in 2008. The terminal that opened in 2008 is used for international flights; the original 1960 Soviet-constructed terminal is used for domestic flights. Several hangars along the runway are for military aircraft. There are no hangars for civilian (or transient) aircraft. The airport has seven helicopter pads which are used mostly for military traffic.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Fire fighting equipment is present. The firefighting equipment has a present capacity of up to 12,000 litres (2,600 imp gal; 3,200 US gal) of water and has the ability to reach 90 metres (300 ft) in height to manage fire outbreaks.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Airlines_and_destinations">Airlines and destinations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kabul_International_Airport&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Airlines and destinations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"><tbody><tr><th>Airlines</th><th class="unsortable">Destinations</th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/Air_Arabia" title="Air Arabia">Air Arabia</a> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/Sharjah_International_Airport" title="Sharjah International Airport">Sharjah</a> </td></tr><tr><td> <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ariana_Afghan_Airlines" title="Ariana Afghan Airlines">Ariana Afghan Airlines</a></span> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/Ankara_Esenbo%C4%9Fa_Airport" title="Ankara Esenboğa Airport">Ankara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi_International_Airport" title="Indira Gandhi International Airport">Delhi</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dubai_International_Airport" title="Dubai International Airport">Dubai–International</a>, <a href="/wiki/Herat_International_Airport" title="Herat International Airport">Herat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Islamabad_International_Airport" title="Islamabad International Airport">Islamabad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Istanbul_Airport" title="Istanbul Airport">Istanbul</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_Abdulaziz_International_Airport" title="King Abdulaziz International Airport">Jeddah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kandahar_International_Airport" title="Kandahar International Airport">Kandahar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mashhad_Shahid_Hasheminejad_International_Airport" title="Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport">Mashhad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mazar-i-Sharif_International_Airport" title="Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport">Mazar-i-Sharif</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sheremetyevo_International_Airport" title="Sheremetyevo International Airport">Moscow–Sheremetyevo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Imam_Khomeini_International_Airport" title="Imam Khomeini International Airport">Tehran–Imam Khomeini</a>, <a href="/wiki/%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi_Diwopu_International_Airport" title="Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport">Ürümqi</a><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/Flydubai" title="Flydubai">flydubai</a> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/Dubai_International_Airport" title="Dubai International Airport">Dubai–International</a> </td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/Kam_Air" title="Kam Air">Kam Air</a><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Abu Dhabi International Airport">Abu Dhabi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ankara_Esenbo%C4%9Fa_Airport" title="Ankara Esenboğa Airport">Ankara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi_International_Airport" title="Indira Gandhi International Airport">Delhi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dubai_International_Airport" title="Dubai International Airport">Dubai–International</a>, <a href="/wiki/Herat_International_Airport" title="Herat International Airport">Herat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Islamabad_International_Airport" title="Islamabad International Airport">Islamabad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Istanbul_Airport" title="Istanbul Airport">Istanbul</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/King_Abdulaziz_International_Airport" title="King Abdulaziz International Airport">Jeddah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kandahar_International_Airport" title="Kandahar International Airport">Kandahar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Khost_International_Airport" title="Khost International Airport">Khost</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mashhad_Shahid_Hasheminejad_International_Airport" title="Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport">Mashhad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mazar-i-Sharif_International_Airport" title="Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport">Mazar-i-Sharif</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_Khalid_International_Airport" title="King Khalid International Airport">Riyadh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Islam_Karimov_Tashkent_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport">Tashkent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Imam_Khomeini_International_Airport" title="Imam Khomeini International Airport">Tehran–Imam Khomeini</a><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/Kish_Air" title="Kish Air">Kish Air</a> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/Mashhad_Shahid_Hasheminejad_International_Airport" title="Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport">Mashhad</a> </td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/Turkish_Airlines" title="Turkish Airlines">Turkish Airlines</a> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/Istanbul_Airport" title="Istanbul Airport">Istanbul</a><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/Yazd_Airways" title="Yazd Airways">Yazd Airways</a> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/Imam_Khomeini_International_Airport" title="Imam Khomeini International Airport">Tehran–Imam Khomeini</a><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kabul_International_Airport&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Buses, taxi and private cars provide transportation to and from the airport. A four-lane highway connects the airport to Kabul.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accidents_and_incidents">Accidents and incidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kabul_International_Airport&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Accidents and incidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Civilian">Civilian</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kabul_International_Airport&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Civilian"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>On 2 January 1962, <a href="/wiki/Iran_Air" title="Iran Air">Iran Air</a> Flight 123, a <a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">Douglas DC-3</a> on a cargo flight, crashed while attempting to take-off from Kabul. During the take-off roll the captain noticed a malfunction in the number 1 engine followed by the aircraft veering to the left of the runway. To avoid a crash, the captain pulled the aircraft up into the air, but while attempting to turn the aircraft away from the airport, a wing struck the ground followed by a crash. Both crew members survived.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 15 January 1969, Douglas DC-3 YA-AAB of <a href="/wiki/Ariana_Afghan_Airlines" title="Ariana Afghan Airlines">Ariana Afghan Airlines</a> was damaged beyond economic repair in a ground collision with <a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-6" title="Douglas DC-6">Douglas DC-6</a> YA-DAN, also of Ariana.<sup id="cite_ref-ASN150169_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ASN150169-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 21 September 1984, a <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-10-30" class="mw-redirect" title="McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30">McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30</a> of <a href="/wiki/Ariana_Afghan_Airlines" title="Ariana Afghan Airlines">Ariana Afghan Airlines</a> was hit by explosive bullets while on approach to Kabul Airport. All passengers and crew survived the incident.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 12 June 1990, an <a href="/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-76" title="Ilyushin Il-76">Ilyushin Il-76</a> of <a href="/wiki/Aeroflot" title="Aeroflot">Aeroflot</a> was struck by a missile while flying at 6,900 m (22,500 ft) causing two engines to shut down. The aircraft made a forced landing in Kabul with no flaps on an unpaved runway. All 10 crew survived.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 29 May 1992, an Ariana Afghan Airlines <a href="/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-154" title="Tupolev Tu-154">Tupolev Tu-154</a> was struck by a missile while landing at Kabul. The nose of the aircraft was damaged but it landed safely. All passengers and crew survived.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 19 March 1998, a <a href="/wiki/Boeing_727" title="Boeing 727">Boeing 727-200</a> of Ariana Afghan Airlines <a href="/wiki/1998_Ariana_Afghan_Airlines_Boeing_727_crash" title="1998 Ariana Afghan Airlines Boeing 727 crash">crashed</a> into the 910 m (3,000 ft) Sharki Baratayi mountain while descending into Kabul. All 10 crew and 35 passengers on board died.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 3 February 2005, <a href="/wiki/Kam_Air_Flight_904" title="Kam Air Flight 904">Kam Air Flight 904</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Boeing_737" title="Boeing 737">Boeing 737-200</a> operated by <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Aviation" class="mw-redirect" title="Phoenix Aviation">Phoenix Aviation</a>, vanished from radar screens on approach to Kabul in poor weather, sparking a massive Afghan National Army search operation for the 96 passengers and eight crew. The wreckage of the aircraft was found two days later in the mountains east of Kabul, all 104 people on board had been killed.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 17 May 2010, all contact with <a href="/wiki/Pamir_Airways_Flight_112" title="Pamir Airways Flight 112">Pamir Airways Flight 112</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Antonov_An-24" title="Antonov An-24">Antonov An-24</a> operated by <a href="/wiki/Pamir_Airways" title="Pamir Airways">Pamir Airways</a>, was lost ten minutes after departure from <a href="/wiki/Kunduz_Airport" title="Kunduz Airport">Kunduz Airport</a>. After search efforts lasting four days, wreckage from the flight was located 19 kilometres (12 mi) from Kabul. All 39 passengers and five crew on board the flight died.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 8 May 2014, Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 312, a <a href="/wiki/Boeing_737_Classic" title="Boeing 737 Classic">Boeing 737-400</a>, ran off the runway after landing at the airport. Flight 312 originated in Delhi, India and operated on a scheduled passenger service to Kabul. On landing the aircraft overshot runway 29, coming to rest on uneven terrain. The aircraft was heavily damaged and six passengers were slightly injured.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Military">Military</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kabul_International_Airport&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Military"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>On 11 March 1985, an <a href="/wiki/Antonov_An-30" title="Antonov An-30">Antonov An-30</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Soviet Air Force">Soviet Air Force</a> was on an aerial photography flight in the Kabul area south of the Panjshir Valley. Upon returning to the airport, the aircraft was struck by a Strela missile. The captain tried to make an emergency landing at <a href="/wiki/Bagram_Airbase" class="mw-redirect" title="Bagram Airbase">Bagram Airbase</a> but was too high. A fire ignited by the missile strike then reached the <a href="/wiki/Aileron" title="Aileron">aileron</a> controls causing the pilots to lose control; three of the five crew members evacuated the aircraft safely, but the other two crew members died.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 29 November 1986, a Soviet Air Force <a href="/wiki/Antonov_An-26" title="Antonov An-26">Antonov An-26</a> was hit by a <a href="/wiki/Stinger_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Stinger missile">Stinger missile</a> while climbing out of Kabul. The aircraft was carrying several tons of <a href="/wiki/S-24_rocket" title="S-24 rocket">S-24 rockets</a> and 400 kg of explosives to <a href="/wiki/Jalalabad" title="Jalalabad">Jalalabad</a> in Afghanistan. All seven crew members perished.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 21 October 1987, a Soviet Air Force <a href="/wiki/Antonov_An-12" title="Antonov An-12">Antonov An-12</a>BK collided with a <a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-24" title="Mil Mi-24">Mil Mi-24</a> helicopter while taking off in poor visibility. The aircraft was heading for the capital city of then <a href="/wiki/Uzbek_Soviet_Socialist_Republic" title="Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic">Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tashkent" title="Tashkent">Tashkent</a>; 18 of the 19 passengers and crew died.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 21 December 1987, a Soviet Air Force Antonov An-26 was hit by a Stinger missile while circling to a safe altitude shortly after take-off. The number one engine was hit, puncturing the fuel tank. Smoke entered the cabin. All six crew members parachuted out; the captain jumped too close to the ground to open his parachute and died upon impact.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 24 June 1988, a Soviet Air Force Antonov An-26 was hit by bullets fired from <a href="/wiki/Mujahideen" title="Mujahideen">Mujahideen</a> rebels. The aircraft crashed in Kabul, killing one of the six crew members on board.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 28 August 1992, a Soviet Air Force Ilyushin Il-76MD was hit by a renegade Mujahideen rocket while boarding Russian embassy staff.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 5 August 2008, a <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">Lockheed C-130H Hercules</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates_Air_Force" title="United Arab Emirates Air Force">United Arab Emirates Air Force</a> overran the runway upon landing in Kabul, causing a fire in the forward section of the aircraft. The aircraft was carrying aid to Afghanistan. All crew members survived.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 16 August 2021, as a <a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III" title="Boeing C-17 Globemaster III">Boeing C-17 Globemaster III</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> was taking off, crowds of people trying to escape the <a href="/wiki/2021_Taliban_offensive" title="2021 Taliban offensive">2021 Taliban offensive</a> were seen running alongside and clinging onto the aircraft. The aircraft lifted up into the air with people still holding on, with at least two dying after falling from the aircraft and an unknown number possibly crushed and killed by the landing gear retracting; human remains were found in the wheel well.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The incident was widely reported in U.S. and international media.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Non-aircraft_related">Non-aircraft related</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kabul_International_Airport&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Non-aircraft related"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>On 31 August 1984, Afghan <a href="/wiki/Afghan_mujahideen" title="Afghan mujahideen">guerillas</a> exploded a bomb at the airport where several <a href="/wiki/Aeroflot" title="Aeroflot">Aeroflot</a> planes were picking up passengers, killing 28 people and wounding 350 others.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 8 September 2009, at around 8:22 AM local time, a suicide bombing took place near the entrance of the airport's military base.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 3 July 2014, Taliban fighters fired two rockets into the airport, destroying four helicopters. One of the four helicopters belonged to Afghan President Hamid Karzai.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 29 January 2015, three American defense contractors and one Afghan national were killed by a gunman outside the airport in late evening local time.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 17 May 2015, a suicide bombing by the Taliban near the entrance of the airport occurred, killing three and injuring eighteen.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 26 August 2021, more than 185 people were <a href="/wiki/2021_Kabul_airport_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 Kabul airport attacks">killed</a>, including at least 13 U.S. service members and 90 Afghans, at the Kabul airport when two <a href="/wiki/ISIS-K" class="mw-redirect" title="ISIS-K">ISIS-K</a><sup id="cite_ref-jpost.isil_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jpost.isil-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> suicide bombers ripped through crowds trying to enter the American-controlled facility, disrupting the final push of the U.S.-led evacuation effort. The bombs were set off near a crowd of families at the airport gates who were desperately hoping to make one of the last evacuation flights out. Gunfire was reported in the aftermath of the explosions.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 29 August 2021, smoke was seen rising from two explosions which occurred near the airport, one of which killed a child.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Explosions occurred hours after U.S. President <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> warned of another terrorist attack in Kabul.</li> <li>On 30 August 2021, thermite bombs were used to disable several counter rocket, artillery and mortar systems used to protect the airfield from incoming ISIS-K fired rockets.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kabul_International_Airport&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Afghanistan" title="List of airports in Afghanistan">List of airports in Afghanistan</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kabul_International_Airport&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 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href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-sign-contract-with-uaes-gaac-holding-over-airspace-control-afghan-2022-09-08/">"Taliban to sign contract with UAE's GAAC Holding over airspace control at Afghan airports"</a>. Reuters<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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of ambassadors of Afghanistan to the United States">Ambassadors of Afghanistan to the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_the_United_States,_Kabul" title="Embassy of the United States, Kabul">Embassy of the United States, Kabul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Afghanistan" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Afghanistan">Ambassadors of the United States to Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Inspector_General_for_Afghanistan_Reconstruction" title="Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction">Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Permanent_Mission_of_Afghanistan_to_the_United_Nations" title="Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations">Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_South_and_Central_Asian_Affairs" title="Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs">Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Diplomacy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Cyclone" title="Operation Cyclone">Operation Cyclone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_MIAS" title="Operation MIAS">Operation MIAS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S.%E2%80%93Afghanistan_Strategic_Partnership_Agreement" title="U.S.–Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement">U.S.–Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Taliban_deal" title="United States–Taliban deal">U.S.–Taliban deal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Six_plus_Three" title="Six plus Three">Six plus Three</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Six_plus_Two_Group_on_Afghanistan" title="Six plus Two Group on Afghanistan">Six plus Two Group on Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_non-NATO_ally" title="Major non-NATO ally">Major non-NATO ally</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">War in Afghanistan</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="History of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="Timeline of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">Timeline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opposition_to_the_War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="Opposition to the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">Opposition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Withdrawal_of_United_States_troops_from_Afghanistan_(2011%E2%80%932016)" title="Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2011–2016)">2011–2016 withdrawal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_U.S._troop_withdrawal_from_Afghanistan" title="2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan">2020–2021 withdrawal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Kabul_(2021)" title="Fall of Kabul (2021)">Fall of Kabul (2021)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CIA_activities_in_Afghanistan" title="CIA activities in Afghanistan">CIA activities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Task_Force_Phoenix" title="Task Force Phoenix">Task Force Phoenix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Afghan_peace_process" title="Afghan peace process">Peace process</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reconstruction_in_Afghanistan" title="Reconstruction in Afghanistan">Reconstruction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Afghan_frozen_assets" title="Afghan frozen assets">Afghan frozen assets</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Incidents</th><td 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