In a press conference held at the Government Media and Information Center, officials from the Ministry of Transport and Aviation presented a report detailing the ministry’s achievements over the past year.
According to the ministry, a total of 12,503 flights were conducted from the country’s airports, facilitating the travel of 1,897,273 passengers. Of these, 774,700 passengers traveled domestically, while 1,122,583 traveled abroad.
Ministry officials reported that in the past year, 547,038 cargo vehicles transported goods from Afghanistan to Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Iran, and Pakistan, while 434,709 cargo vehicles entered Afghanistan from neighboring and regional countries. In addition, 41,370 vehicles utilized transportation ports for their journeys.
Moreover, 421,895 cargo vehicles and 3,722,283 passenger vehicles facilitated inter-provincial transportation within the country.
The officials further noted that over the past year, 40,016 transit flights traversed Afghan airspace, reflecting an increase compared to the previous year.
The ministry successfully facilitated the safe transportation of 30,000 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for Hajj and their subsequent return to Afghanistan.
Significant achievements include the transformation of Khost Airport into an international airport, along with the provision of services to Ariana Afghan Airlines, Kam Air, and eight other international airlines.
In the aviation sector, the ministry implemented 18 development projects, graduated 112 individuals from the Civil Aviation Institute, recruited 150 students, and employed approximately 500 individuals in vacant positions.
To enhance operational efficiency, 66 capacity-building training programs were conducted over the past year, and professional staff were deployed to airports across the country to ensure the delivery of appropriate and standard services.
The ministry also facilitated the free repatriation of tens of thousands of returnees from Spin Boldak, Torkham, and Kabul to their home regions.
Furthermore, the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing has transferred more than 3,500 jeribs of land in Kabul province to the Ministry of Transport and Aviation for the construction of standard transportation terminals. #
