Progress made on talks over Afghanistan airports with Qatar, Turkey

The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has reached an agreement with a joint Qatari and Turkish venture over the management of five airports in the war-torn nation, an official said here.

In a statement on Friday, spokesman for the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation Imamuddin Ahmadi said: “The details have been discussed, a series of general decisions have been taken, but the talks are still ongoing and we are moving in a positive direction,” TOLO News reported.

Meanwhile, the Qatari Foreign Ministry announced that a trilateral meeting between Turkey, Qatar, and Taliban members on the issue was held in Doha on Thursday.