Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (Afghanistan)
| (Dari: وزارت ترانسپورت و هوانوردی ملکی افغانستانDari: وزارت ترانسپورت و هوانوردی ملکی افغانستان) (Pashto: د افغانستان د ترانسپورټ او ملکي هوايي چلند وزارت) | |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Afghanistan |
| Headquarters | Road Entrance 14 Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | https://mot.gov.af/en |
The Afghan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (Pashto: د ترانسپورټ او ملکي هوايي چلند وزارت, Dari: وزارت ترانسپورت افغانستانDari: وزارت ترانسپورت افغانستان) is the Afghan Government Ministry in charge of the management of air and ground transportation, operation of airports and the national airline, as well as numerous other state-owned enterprises engaged in the transport business.[1][2] As of 2021 the minister is Hamidullah Akhundzada.
It is headquartered in Ansari Watt, Kabul.[3]
During the Afghan Interim Administration, Afghanistan had one minister for Transport and one minister for Civil Aviation & Tourism. In 2004, during the presidency of Hamid Karzai, the post of minister for Civil Aviation & Tourism was abolished. The minister of Transport became responsible for Civil Aviation and the Minister of Information and culture became responsible for Tourism.
Under the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the ministry has outsourced operation of Afghanistan's airspace and airports to the United Arab Emirates firm GAAC Holding.[4]
References
- ^ "EU, US Airlines to Use Afghan Airspace: Media Report". TOLOnews. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation: The Ministry Archived 2013-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Home Archived 2013-05-18 at the Wayback Machine." Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation. Retrieved on 30 April 2013. "Visiting: Ansari Watt Kabul, Afghanistan" - Persian Archived 2013-10-25 at the Wayback Machine: "انصاری وات کابل، افغانستان", Pashto Archived 2013-06-09 at the Wayback Machine: "انصاري واټ څلور لارې کابل – افغانستان"
- ^ Mohammad Yunus Yawar (8 September 2022). "Taliban to sign contract with UAE's GAAC Holding over airspace control at Afghan airports". Reuters. Kabul. Retrieved 14 November 2022.