<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Kabul International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Kabul Airport was originally built in 1960 by Soviet engineers. The airport was locally named Khwaja Rawash Airport. Foreign tourists began visiting Afghanistan via Kabul Airport. This era ended after the 1978 Saur Revolution, especially after the 1979 Soviet invasion.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The airport was used by the Soviet Army during the Soviet&ndash;Afghan War from 1979 to 1989, and by the military forces of the former President of Afghanistan, Mohammad Najibullah. Control of the airport switched between different sides during the civil war after 1992. By November 1996, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan governed by Mullah Muhammad Omar was in possession of the airport, until late 2001 when they fled the city after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Due to international sanctions during the Taliban government, the airport was closed in the late 1990s, with very limited international flights.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Afghan postage stamp depicting the airport (1968)</p>
<p class="blog-para">Following the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Kabul Airport was bombed by United States and coalition forces. After the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) took over control, the airport began to be developed slowly over the years. A new radar system was installed in 2005, which was upgraded by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in 2010.</p>
<p class="blog-para">A new $35 million terminal for international flights was inaugurated in November 2008, built with aid from the Japan International Cooperation Agency. The then-Afghan President Hamid Karzai attended the inauguration ceremony. The new terminal was officially opened to international flights in June 2009. The existing terminal has been refurbished and used for domestic flights.</p>
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