Flights over Afghanistan increase after Iran airspace closes following U.S., Israeli strikes

The number of flights passing over Afghanistan has increased after U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran led to the closure of Iranian airspace, Taliban aviation officials said.

Hekmatullah Asifi, spokesman for the Taliban’s Transport and Civil Aviation Ministry, said some airlines have begun using Afghanistan’s airspace as an alternative route after Iran shut its skies.

Asifi did not provide exact figures, but data from the flight-tracking website Flightradar24 shows increased traffic over Afghanistan in recent days.