Afghanistan: Information on whether Afghan airlines (Aryanna or Arianna) were flying out of Kabul in June 1992
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 September 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | AFG14959 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Afghanistan: Information on whether Afghan airlines (Aryanna or Arianna) were flying out of Kabul in June 1992, 1 September 1993, AFG14959, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad034c.html [accessed 28 May 2023] |
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A representative of the Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington, DC, states that Kabul airport was open in June 1992 and both Aryanna and Iran Air were flying into and out of Kabul during that month (7 Sept. 1993). However, because of war conditions, flights were erratic; they occurred not on a regular basis but whenever flying was possible (Ibid.).
Although not referring specifically to Aryanna, the attached AFP report refers to a 12 June 1992 attack on a Russian transport plane attempting to land at Kabul airport (12 June 1992). Elaborating on travel difficulties in Afghanistan in 1992, Country Reports 1992 states that "[Kabul] airport was attacked several times after July and the control tower destroyed, making air travel into Kabul difficult" (1993, 1117).
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1992. 1993. United States Department of State. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office.
Embassy of Afghanistan, Washington, DC. 7 September 1993. Telephone interview with representative.
Agence France Press (AFP). 12 June 1992. "Mojahedin Gunners Fire on Russian Transport Plane." (FBIS-NES-92-114 12 June 1992, pp. 38-39)
Attachment
Agence France Press (AFP). 12 June 1992. "Mojahedin Gunners Fire on Russian Transport Plane." (FBIS-NES-92-114 12 June 1992, pp. 38-39)
