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Official: US to manage Afghan airspace till mid-September

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AP Kabul
An Afghan aviation official says the United States will continue to manage Afghan airspace and air-traffic control for another two-and-a-half months after its current contract expires at the end of June.

The airspace has been managed by the US-led international military coalition or foreign companies paid by donor countries since the 2001 US-led invasion.

Mohammad Qassim Wafayezada from the Afghan Civil Aviation Authority told The Associated Press late yesterday that the extension, which is to last till mid-September, will allow for a smooth transition until an international company takes over.

He says that company, which he declined to name, won the contract after a tender for the next two years. Wafayezada says that "there is nothing to be worried over for now or the next two years.

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First Published: Jun 24 2015 | 6:48 PM IST

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