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A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane carrying a handful of passengers touched down at Kabul airport, the first international commercial flight to land since the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan.
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane carrying a handful of passengers touched down at Kabul airport Monday, the first international commercial flight to land since the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan on August 15. IMAGES
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