Pakistan airline suspends Afghan operations citing Taliban interference

Pakistan International Airlines suspended flights to Kabul, citing heavy handed interference by Taliban authorities.

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) suspended flights to the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Thursday after what it called heavy handed interference by Taliban authorities, including arbitrary rule changes and intimidation of staff.

The suspension took place as the Taliban government ordered the airline, the only international company operating regularly out of Kabul, to cut ticket prices to levels seen before the fall of the Western-backed Afghan government in August.