Afghanistan's aviation authority said on Monday the country's airspace had been "released to the military" and advised airlines to avoid its air corridors, prompting major airlines to divert flights in the wake of the Taliban's takeover of Kabul.
The authority did not specify which military, given the collapse of local security forces in the face of the Taliban offensive.
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