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Taliban say deal signed with UAE firm to manage airports

Ghulam Jelani Wafa, Taliban's acting deputy transportation and civil aviation minister, center right, and United Arab Emirates chief financial officer for the UAE firm GAAC, Razack Aslam Mohammed Abdur Razack shake hands after signing documents in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The Taliban said Tuesday that they've signed a deal allowing Abu Dhabi-based GAAC Solutions to manage the airports in Herat, Kabul and Kandahar. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Acting Deputy Prime Minister of the Afghan Taliban's caretaker government, seated right, and Taliban rulers attend a signing ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The Taliban said they've signed a deal allowing the Abu Dhabi-based firm GAAC Solutions to manage the airports in Herat, Kabul and Kandahar. They held a ceremony in Kabul in which they signed the deal with an individual they identified as a managing director for GAAC. However, that firm and other officials in the UAE did not acknowledge the deal and did not immediately respond to requests for comment. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Acting Deputy Prime Minister of the Afghan Taliban's caretaker government, center, and the chief financial officer of GAAC Solutions, Razack Aslam Mohammed Abdur Razack, shake hands after signing documents in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The Taliban said Tuesday that they've signed a deal allowing Abu Dhabi-based GAAC Solutions to manage the airports in Herat, Kabul and Kandahar. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Acting Deputy Prime Minister of the Afghan Taliban's caretaker government, center, and the chief financial officer of GAAC Solutions, Razack Aslam Mohammed Abdur Razack, second left, join others in a prayer during a document signing ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The Taliban said Tuesday that they've signed a deal allowing Abu Dhabi-based GAAC Solutions to manage the airports in Herat, Kabul and Kandahar. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Acting Deputy Prime Minister of the Afghan Taliban's caretaker government, center, and the chief financial officer of GAAC Solutions, Razack Aslam Mohammed Abdur Razack, second left, join others in a prayer during a document signing ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The Taliban said Tuesday that they've signed a deal allowing Abu Dhabi-based GAAC Solutions to manage the airports in Herat, Kabul and Kandahar. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Acting Deputy Prime Minister of the Afghan Taliban's caretaker government, speaks during a document signing ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The Taliban said Tuesday that they've signed a deal allowing Abu Dhabi-based GAAC Solutions to manage the airports in Herat, Kabul and Kandahar. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) FILE - Taliban flags fly at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2021. The Taliban announced a deal Tuesday, May 24, 2022, allowing the Abu Dhabi-based firm GAAC Solutions to manage the airports in Herat, Kabul and Kandahar. However, the United Arab Emirates did not immediately acknowledge the deal. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)