AFGHANISTAN: Fund shortage may shut UN humanitarian air service

…Fuel prices have gone up by about 100 percent in the past 12 months, making flights very expensive, according to Lataste.

“It’s also difficult to find operators who can meet UN flight safety standards and are willing to fly in Afghanistan, mostly due to insecurity,” he added.


Intensifying conflict-related violence and deteriorating security in different parts of Afghanistan have increasingly impeded humanitarian and development access. Increased insurgency and criminal attacks have, meanwhile, restricted missions by road to almost half the landlocked country for most aid workers, including UN agencies.

IRIN