Editing Transport in Afghanistan (section)

==Air==
{{Main|List of airports in Afghanistan|List of airlines of Afghanistan}}

=== Civil aviation ===
[[File:A-310 Ariana Afghan Airlines (4245010533).jpg|thumb|[[Ariana Afghan Airlines]] Airbus A310-300.]]
Air transport in Afghanistan is provided by the [[State ownership|state-owned]] [[flag carrier]] [[Ariana Afghan Airlines]] (AAA), as well as the privately owned [[Kam Air]]. Domestic flights are available at a number of airports, with international flights taking place to and from [[Kabul International Airport]]. Ariana Afghan Airlines operates international flights from Kabul to [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai]], [[Islamabad International Airport|Islamabad]], [[King Khalid International Airport|Riyadh]], and [[Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport|Urumqi]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://tolonews.com/business-179266 |title=Kabul-Delhi Flights Resume, Flights to Urumqi to Begin in Weeks |work=TOLOnews |date=August 5, 2022 |access-date=2022-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://pajhwok.com/2022/08/05/ariana-afghan-airlines-resumes-flights-to-new-delhi/ |title=Ariana Afghan Airlines resumes flights to New Delhi |work=Pajhwok Afghan News |date=August 5, 2022 |access-date=2022-08-05}}</ref> while Kam Air operates international flights to [[Almaty International Airport|Almaty]], [[Ankara Esenboğa Airport|Ankara]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Dushanbe International Airport|Dushanbe]], [[Islamabad International Airport|Islamabad]], [[Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport|Istanbul]], [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]], [[Kuwait International Airport|Kuwait]], [[Sharjah International Airport|Sharjah]], and [[Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport|Tashkent]].
[[File:MAZAR-E SHARIF INT. AIRPORT - panoramio.jpg|thumb|[[Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport]]]]
Following the 2021 [[Fall of Kabul (2021)|fall of Kabul]] and the reestablishment of the [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan]], most international flights were suspended. Domestic flights officially resumed in January 2022.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-176503 |title=Afghan Civilian and Military Airports Resume Activities |work=TOLOnews |date=January 29, 2022 |access-date=2022-08-05}}</ref> Prior to the change in government, airlines such as [[Air India]], [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]], [[Gulf Air]], [[Iran Aseman Airlines]], [[Pakistan International Airlines]] (PIA) and [[Turkish Airlines]] operated a number of international flights from airports throughout the country. Currently only three foreign airlines are operating in Afghanistan. They include Pakistan's PIA and the Iranian carrier [[Mahan Air]], which provides links to [[Mashhad International Airport|Mashhad]] and [[Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport|Tehran]]. Indian carriers [[Air India]] and [[SpiceJet]] are expected to resume operations to Kabul in the near future.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://tolonews.com/business-179310 |title= Major Airlines Still Not Making Flights to Kabul |work=TOLOnews |date=August 8, 2022 |access-date=2022-08-10}}</ref> 

Major airports in Afghanistan include:

'''International'''

* [[Kabul International Airport]] - The largest airport in Afghanistan and primary hub for international civilian flights located in [[Kabul]].
* [[Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport]] - Dual use military airport with civil facilities located in [[Kandahar]]. 
* [[Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport]] - Dual use military airport with civil facilities in [[Mazar-i-Sharif]].
* [[Herat International Airport]] - Dual use military airport with civil facilities in Herat.
* [[Khost International Airport]] - A new civilian airport located east of the city of [[Khost]], which is the capital of [[Khost Province]].

'''Domestic'''

* [[Bamyan Airport]], also known as Shahid Mazari Airport, is located in the city of [[Bamyan]], which is the capital of [[Bamyan Province]].
* [[Bost Airport]], also known as Lashkar Gah Airport, is located in [[Lashkar Gah]], the capital of [[Helmand Province]].
* [[Chaghcharan Airport]] is located in [[Chaghcharan]], the capital of [[Ghor Province]].
* [[Farah Airport]] is located east of the city of [[Farah, Afghanistan|Farah]], which is the capital of [[Farah Province]].
* [[Fayzabad Airport]] is located northwest of [[Fayzabad, Badakhshan|Fayzabad]], the capital of [[Badakhshan Province]].
* [[Gardez Airport]] is located north of [[Gardez]], the capital of [[Paktia Province]].
* [[Ghazni Airport]] is located southeast of the city of [[Ghazni]], which is the capital of [[Ghazni Province]].
* [[Jalalabad Airport]], also known as Nangarhar Airport, is located southeast of [[Jalalabad]], the capital of [[Nangarhar Province]].
* [[Kunduz Airport]] is located southeast of the city of [[Kunduz]], the capital of [[Kunduz Province]].
* [[Logar Province|Logar Airport]] is located southeast of [[Puli Alam]], the capital of [[Logar Province]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://earth.google.com/web/@33.9259904,69.06903639,2039.29093972a,7747.22420932d,35y,360h,60t,0r/data=KAI |title=Logar Airport |format=3D visual |publisher=Google Earth |access-date=2022-08-13}}</ref>
* [[Maymana Airport]] is located northwest of [[Maymana]], which is the capital of [[Faryab Province]].
* [[Sharana Airstrip|Sharan Airport]] is located southeast of [[Sharana]], the capital of [[Paktika Province]]. 
* [[Tarinkot Airport]] is located south of [[Tarinkot]], the capital of [[Uruzgan Province]].
* [[Zaranj Airport]], also known as Nimruz Airport, is located east of the city of [[Zaranj]], which is the capital of [[Nimruz Province]].

=== Military aviation ===
Military aviation in Afghanistan had its origins in the 1920s with assistance provided by the [[British Empire]] and the [[Soviet Union]]. Changing political influence in the country resulted in aircraft orders and military assistant changing between the world superpowers after the Second World War, principally between [[NATO]] and the Soviet Union. The current aerial warfare service of Afghanistan is the [[Afghan Air Force]].

[[Bagram Air Base]] was originally constructed during the 1950s. It then saw significant expansion during [[Soviet–Afghan War|Soviet]] and later NATO [[war in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|military operations]] in the region. Its facilities are capable of landing large aircraft such as [[Boeing 747]], [[Lockheed C-5 Galaxy]] and [[Antonov An-124 Ruslan|Antonov An-124]]. As a legacy of Soviet and NATO military operations, a large number of military airfields and [[heliport]]s can be found throughout the country. However, not all of these are in use, and in varying states of repair.