Fly Dubai & Emirates are suspending flights between Dubai and Kabul, Afghanistan from tomorrow (Monday, August 16) until further notice.

This comes as Emirates and Flydubai flights were both forced to return to Dubai without landing, as the situation in the Afghan capital deteriorates.

Emirates and flydubai suspend flights to Kabul as UAE airlines are forced to turn back https://t.co/EibpSIpunU pic.twitter.com/t127qzyh20

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— UAE News | أخبار الإمارات (@EmiratesNews) August 15, 2021

Evacuation Flights Have Taken Priority In The Afghan Capital

Confirmed reports that Emirates Flight EK640 and flydubai Flight FZ305, which took off from Dubai today for Kabul, were forced to return to Dubai without landing after the Taliban entered the Afghan capital.

Evacuation flights are currently taking up most of the space at the airfield, as foreign diplomats are trying to leave the country.

This news follows reports from the Afghan interior ministry that the Taliban have begun entering Kabul from all sides on Sunday, August 15.

Taliban have taken more than a quarter of Afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals in less than a week as US-led foreign forces pull out
A look at the three months since their sweeping offensive began: https://t.co/xpqOv802j4 pic.twitter.com/pPC5N3xw9i

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 15, 2021

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