Pakistan runs its first commercial flight to Kabul since Taliban takeover

Pakistan’s national flag-carrier on Monday ran its first commercial flight to Kabul since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August.

The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) flight – PK 6429 – took foreign journalists to Kabul and returned with a team of World Bank and international media organisations, Radio Pakistan reported.

This was the first international passenger flight since the Taliban took over the Afghan capital last month and announced a hardline interim government.

In a statement, PIA Chief Executive Officer Air Marshal Arshad Malik said the objective of the flight is to promote goodwill between Pakistan and Afghanistan.