Russia and Afghanistan to increase direct flights

(Patria) - Russia and Afghanistan will increase the number of direct flights between the two countries, announced the Ambassador of Afghanistan to Russia, Gul Hassan, in an interview with TASS.

"Ariana Afghan Airlines has been operating one direct flight per week between Afghanistan and Russia for four years. Efforts are also underway to launch direct flights between Kabul and Moscow with Kam Air in the near future," Hassan said in his first interview as head of the diplomatic mission in Moscow.

The ambassador added that at the same time, "efforts are being made to increase mutual travel between the citizens of the two countries, which will ultimately lead to an increase in the number of flights".