The United Arab Emirates have set up an "
air bridge
" to bring humanitarian aid to Afghanistan due to the crisis following the Taliban seizure of power, an official told AFP on Saturday. Kabul airport.
Like other wealthy Gulf states, close allies of the United States, the Emirates have served as a staging area for evacuation flights of foreigners and Afghans trying to flee Afghanistan since the Taliban returned on August 15. .
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Since September 3, the UAE government has activated an airlift for humanitarian aid,
" Ibrahim Moarafi, regional director of the UAE-based company GAAC, in charge of managing the activities of the UAE, told AFP. Kabul airport.
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Since that day and so far, we have received and managed 11 flights almost daily, or 255 tonnes of medical aid and food products,
" he said.
On Saturday, two planes from the Emirates unloaded dozens of aid boxes containing meat, powdered milk, oil and medical supplies.
Land of welcome for the former Afghan president
More than two-thirds of the 120,000 Afghans and foreigners who fled Afghanistan on evacuation flights landed in the Emirates and Qatar before making their way to their final destination.
The Emirates are one of the few countries to have recognized the power of the Taliban between 1996 and 2001. The latter were driven out by the invasion of the United States and its allies after the attacks of September 11, fomented from Afghanistan. .
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The Emirates are currently hosting former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who fled his country after the Taliban took power.
Kabul airport is expected to receive the first international flight on Monday since it has been controlled by the Taliban.