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Essential air traffic to and from Afghanistan came to a standstill after Aug. 15.

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Airlines are scrambling to adjust their operations after essential air traffic to and from Afghanistan came to a standstill on Aug.15 as the Taliban declared victory over the capital Kabul.
 
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In most other European countries there might be a rivalry between the airport serving the capital and the main provincial one servicing the principal commercial city. And especially so when the provincial one also serves a distinct region that many would like to see be a separate country in its own right.
 
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