Kabul International Airport

Kabul International Airport Hamid Karzai International Airport (Persian: میدان هوائی بین المللی حامدکرزی, Pashto: د حامدکرزی نړيوال هوائي ډګر, IATA: KBL, ICAO: OAKB),

Hamid Karzai International Airport[3] (Persian: میدان هوائی بین المللی حامدکرزی, Pashto: د حامدکرزی نړيوال هوائي ډګر, IATA: KBL, ICAO: OAKB), is located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) from the city center of Kabul in Afghanistan. It serves as one of the nation's main international airports and as one of the largest military bases, capable of housing over one hundred aircraft. The airport was given the new

name in 2014 in honor of former President Hamid Karzai. The decision was made by the National Assembly of Afghanistan and the Cabinet of President Ashraf Ghani.[4] It was previously named Kabul International Airport. The airport has been expanded and modernized in the last decade. A new international terminal was added and the older terminal is now used for domestic flights. A number of military bases were also built around the airport, which are used by the United States Armed Forces and NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The military of Afghanistan also has a base there, while the Afghan National Police provide security inside the passenger terminals

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Khwaja Rawash, Kabul Afghanistan
Kabul
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