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KABUL, Afghanistan - Control of two key facilities at Afghanistan's largest civilian airport were handed over to the ministry of transport and Civil Aviation by the International Security Assistance Force in a Jan. 25 ceremony.
A ceremony for the hand over of the helipad and airfield fire station was attended by representatives from ISAF and the ministry of transport and Civil Aviation including the Acting Minister Dr. Mohammadullah Batash and ISAF's Deputy Chief of Staff for Resources, Major General Hubert De Vos.
"This hand over is significant in that it allows government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to further develop their civilian capacity at the airport," said Major General De Vos.
The transfer of the helipad and airfield fire station is the first step in the move towards shifting control for KAIA South back to the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
ISAF had been utilizing the facilities for the past eight years, and had made a commitment to hand over the facilities to the GIRoA as soon as practical.
The remainder of KAIA South is set to be handed over to the GIRoA March 25 after the area is thoroughly cleaned and ISAF resources are relocated to KAIA North.
| Date Taken: | 01.25.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 01.27.2010 12:33 |
| Story ID: | 44497 |
| Location: | KABUL, AF |
| Web Views: | 133 |
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