In fact, after the Iran and Israel missile attacks, most international flights are using Afghanistan's airspace. This week it reached its record level
There are war-like situations between Israel and many countries in the Middle East. Israel is fighting Hamas in the Gaza Strip, while it is engaged in eliminating Hezbollah in Lebanon and Houthi rebels in Yemen. The situation worsened when Hezbollah chief Nasrallah was killed by Israel in a Beirut airstrike. After this, Iran fired several missiles on Israel. Amidst the ongoing tension in the Middle East, the Taliban hit the jackpot in Afghanistan.
In fact, after the Iran and Israel missile attacks, most international flights are using Afghanistan's airspace. This week it has reached its record level
According to The Independent report, the number of flights passing over Afghanistan increased to 191 last Thursday. Afghanistan's Civil Aviation Ministry charges $700 from each flight for permission to use its airspace. Due to this, the Taliban, which is facing financial difficulties, has earned a lot of money. US forces were deployed in Afghanistan for many years, but the Taliban took over in 2021, due to which US forces returned to their country. Since then, flights started avoiding passing through Afghanistan's airspace
On October 7 last year, Hamas terrorists attacked Israel
Attacked, after which tension increased in the surrounding areas
Israel retaliated strongly in the Gaza Strip. This year
of flights passing through Afghanistan in the second week of August
The numbers were seven times higher than at this time last year.
This is when Iran launched missiles at Israel a few days ago
So the figure increased further. Data from Flightradar 24 shows
That is, between 19 and 30 September, an average of 147 flights were operated daily
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Israel steps up attacks on Lebanon
On the other hand, Israel on Saturday stepped up attacks on Lebanon and carried out 12 airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut. For the first time, it also targeted a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. The Palestinian extremist group said in a statement that an officer of Hamas' military wing, his wife and two daughters were killed in the attack on the Bedawy refugee camp near the northern city of Tripoli. Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October last year, Israel has killed several Hamas officials in Lebanon. Apart from this, it has almost wiped out the top leadership of Hezbollah. According to Lebanon's official news agency, National News Agency, at least six people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes.
