GAAC is an Emirati company that runs Kabul Airport in deal with the Taliban
The Taliban government in Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed the deal to run Kabul Airport and several other airports in Afghanistan . A Taliban Transport Ministry spokesman also confirmed that an aviation security contract had already been signed with the UAE. Under the deal with the UAE, Afghanistan citizens will be employed at the airports, including in security roles. This is crucial for the Taliban regime which wants to show they can create jobs for Afghanistan citizens. According to various sources, Kabul airport would provide a main source of intelligence on movements in and out of the country. GAAC is an Emirati company Recently, several articles circulated online claiming that Abu Dhabi-based firm GAAC Solutions manages the Afghan airport in cooperation with an Israeli company. However, GAAC is a purely Emirati company with no external partners. The Government of Afghanistan selected the United Arab Emirates (UAE) company to operate Afghan air...