The Taliban are in
talks with Qatar and Turkey about managing the Kabul airport after they laid
claim to the airport on Tuesday following US’ formal withdrawal from
Afghanistan, according to a report by Reuters. The Kabul airport does not
have an air traffic control management system following the US withdrawal.

The talks between
Taliban, Qatar and Turkey are said to be aimed at securing Kabul airport as
soon as possible so that people who want to leave Afghanistan can do so using
commercial flights, according to French Foreign Minister Jean Yves Le Drian.

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“The Security
Council resolution about securing the airport must be implemented. There are
talks under way with the Qataris and Turks about management of the airport. We
must demand that access to the airport is safe,” the French foreign minister
told a local television network.

Following the
withdrawal of the US from Afghanistan, American civil aircrafts are not allowed
to operate over Afghanistan without obtaining prior authorisation, the United
States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Monday. 

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The FAA said in a
statement that “due to both the lack of air traffic services and a functional
civil aviation authority in Afghanistan, as well as ongoing security concerns,
US civil operators, pilots and US-registered civil aircraft are prohibited from
operating at any altitude over much of Afghanistan.”

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Earlier in August,
the US military said that it has assumed air traffic control responsibilities
in Kabul to facilitate evacuation of people from Afghanistan. The FAA said US
civil operators “may continue to use one high-altitude jet route near the far
eastern border for overflights.” 

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The FAA stated on
August 18 that US air carriers and civilian pilots could fly into Kabul to
conduct evacuation or relief flights with prior US Defense Department approval.
US airlines helped evacuate thousands of people from Afghanistan this month.