Pakistani airline suspends Afghanistan flights due to Taliban 'heavy-handedness'

7 articles, oldest first.

1. Local News 8

   Pakistani airline suspends Afghanistan flights due to Taliban 'heavy-handedness' ↗ (opens Local News 8)

   Published Oct 13, 2021

   Same headline from 2 more outlets

   Local News 8's feed description

   By Sophia Saifi, CNN Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced Thursday that it was suspending flights to Afghanistan due to what it described as unworkable conditions imposed by the Taliban. The airline said conditions had worsened since the Taliban formed a new Afghan government last month a…

2. Al Jazeera

   Pakistan Airlines suspends Afghanistan flights amid Taliban row ↗ (opens Al Jazeera)

   Published Oct 13, 2021

   Al Jazeera's feed description

   The suspension took place over what PIA called heavy-handed interference by the Taliban.

3. Portland Press Herald

   Routes out of Afghanistan dwindle as Pakistan cancels flights ↗ (opens Portland Press Herald)

   Published Oct 13, 2021

   Portland Press Herald's feed description

   The suspension comes after weeks of Taliban promises to allow freedom of movement to all Afghans and restore regular international flights in and out of Kabul.

4. France 24

   Pakistan's PIA suspends Kabul flights over 'unprofessional' Taliban ↗ (opens France 24)

   Published Oct 13, 2021

   France 24's feed description

   Pakistan's PIA suspends Kabul flights over 'unprofessional' Taliban

5. Deutsche Welle

   Afghanistan: Pakistan International Airlines suspends flights from Kabul | DW ↗ (opens Deutsche Welle)

   Published Oct 13, 2021

   Deutsche Welle's feed description

   Pakistan's national airline has cancelled flights to its war-torn neighbor after the Taliban demanded it lower prices. The airline said it had been operating purely on "humanitarian grounds."

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.