Chaos at Kabul airport on August 16, 2021. (Photo: AP/VNA) |
In a notice to airmen on its website, the Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) said any transit through Kabul airspace - which covers all Afghanistan - would be uncontrolled.
Airlines and governments have paid more attention to the risks of flying over airspace in volatile zones in recent years after deadly incidents involving surface-to-air missiles in Ukraine in 2014 and Iran in 2020.
A number of countries including France, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland are evacuating their citizens from Afghanistan.