FAA Tells US Carriers Not to Fly Over Afghanistan After Final Withdrawal

An empty domestic terminal is seen a day after the U.S. troops withdrawal from Hamid Karzai international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 31, 2021. Stringer/Reuters

U.S. carriers can’t fly over Afghanistan unless they receive authorization, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Monday.

All U.S. carriers and commercial operators are “prohibited from operating at all altitudes” in the region around Kabul, except for Department of Defense flights, the FAA said.