Summary
Afghanistan coordination meeting minutes further updates from 13 May 2026
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Partners’ Reporting of Importation Challenges at BCPs
All partners are encouraged to report any importation challenges they are facing at the border crossing points (BCPs), either directly through LogIE or, in case of any issues, via the LWG Team: shabnam.noori@wfp.org, aria.noor@wfp.org, paballo.mosala@wfp.org.
Call for Additional Border Crossing Points: Partners are encouraged to share with the LWG additional BCPs of concern if relevant to their operations. LWG will explore methods to monitor these BCPs and incorporate them into the weekly monitoring table and the LogIE platform. LogIE.
Online Resources:
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LOG.IE: LogIE
- LWG webpage: Afghanistan LWG WEBPAGE
- Logistics Capacity Assessment (LCA): Logistics Capacity Assessment Afghanistan
- UNHRD Partner Portal: UNHRD - Humanitarian Response Depot
- LWG webpage: Afghanistan LWG WEBPAGE
Humanitarian Service Provision:
All the services listed below are provided on a cost-recovery basis.
- Humanity & Inclusion (HI)/Atlas Services: HI is providing the following logistics services to partners, with flexibility based on emergencies and space availability:
- Storage
- Transport
- Capacity Building
- Logistics Analysis
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO): FAO is providing the following logistics services to partners:
- Cargo Insurance
- Transportation all districts of Afghanistan
- Customs
- Storage
- Solidarités International (SI): SI is providing the following logistics services to partners:
- Office Space
- Guest House
- Warehouse space
- WFP's On-Demand Services (ODS): During the meeting, the Humanitarian Logistics Services (HLS) team focal point for ODS presented the available services and opportunities for partners based on a full-cost recovery basis, including:
- Storage
- Transportation
- Warehouse Management
- Light vehicle Maintenance
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Fumigation and Pest Control
If any humanitarian agency requires assistance or would like to learn more about the logistical services of the above agencies, please contact directly the relevant focal points listed below:
- WFP ODS: Afghanistan-Supply-Chain-HLS-UserList@wfp.org| paballo.mosala@wfp.org | Phone: +93 707321493
- HI (ATLAS): mo.houche@hi.org | r.prakash@hi.org
- FAO: Naseemullah.Rawan@fao.org
- Solidarités International SI: log.coo@solidarites-afghanistan.org
Aviation-Related Updates:
UNHAS International (Passenger and light cargo service)
UNHAS International (Passenger and light cargo service)
- Islamabad–Dushanbe Airbridges is operational
- Kabul–Islamabad: No regular flights, only special and charter clearances
UNHAS Domestic (Passenger and light cargo service)
Passenger and cargo to all domestic destinations operational
- Kabul – Mazar (Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday)
- Kabul – Herat (Flights four times per week)
- Kabul – Nimruz (Monday, Wednesday)
- Kabul – Qala -e- Naw
- Kabul – Bamyan
- Kabul – Tarinkot
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Kabul – Farah (Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays)
Visa Requirement for Travelling to Afghanistan:
It is now mandatory for all passengers, including those utilizing humanitarian air services, to possess a valid visa for Afghanistan. Passengers without a valid Afghanistan visa will be rejected for entry by the immigration authorities. Please note that for all passengers arriving on international flights to Kabul, it is also imperative to possess either a valid entry visa for Afghanistan or an approved letter from the authorities that grants a visa upon arrival.
For more information, please visit the Humanitarian Booking Hub, the LWG Website, the UNHAS User List, or contact UNHAS Customer Service at unhas-afg.customerservice@wfp.org and khalilullah.kakar@wfp.org
UNAMA (Passenger service only)
- Almaty airbridge is operational.
Commercial Airlines (Passenger and cargo service)
- Mahan: Kabul - Teheran and Mashhad
- Fly Dubai: Kabul - Dubai - Kabul
- Taban: Kabul - Tehran and Mashhad, Kandahar-Mashhad
- Kish Air: Kandahar - Kabul
- Ariana: Kabul - Dubai, Riyadh, Jeddah, Islamabad, AL Ain ANN UAE.
- Kam Air: Kabul - Islamabad, Jeddah, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Shanghai, Ankara, Tashkand, Istanbul
- Turkish Airlines: has resumed flights from Istanbul to Afghanistan
- Iran Air: Started flight services to and from Afghanistan.
Freight Forwarders and Courier Services
- UPS services: (Operational, Move One authorized UPS services) For more information, please contact Move One Country Director, Richard Tagg at (richard.tagg@moveoneinc.com )
ECHO Humanitarian Air Bridge (EUHAB)
- For more information, please reach out to thibault.larose@echofield.eu and alexandre.veron@rlh.coop
HULO Humanitarian Air Bridge (EUHAB)
- For more information, please reach out to euhab@hulo.coop | WhatsApp +33 767 966 837 | www.hulo.coop
UNHRD Dubai Humanitarian Air Bridge (EUHAB)
- For more information, please reach out to Unhrd.customerservice@wfp.org
Partners in Aviation and Communication Technology (PACTEC):
- Operational
For more details regarding PACTEC services and flight schedules, kindly reach out to Sayed Hamid Hashimi Booking/ Flight following Manager bookingkbl@pactec.net, John Woodberry jwoodberry@pactec.net