The United Arab Emirates will run the Kabul airport and several others in Afghanistan to help the Taliban government in the region, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.
The Taliban government has asked for help from UAE to operate Kabul airport.
The deal would help the Taliban to ease their isolation from the outside world after US and other NGOs put sanctions on aid to Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover.
Currently, the country is facing an economic crisis.
Under the deal, residents of Afghanistan will be employed at the airports, including the security roles.
Meanwhile, Qatar and Turkey’s joint negotiations with the Taliban broke down around the same time, sources said.
A Taliban transport ministry spokesman confirmed an aviation security contract had already been signed with the UAE but said the air traffic contract was not finalized or confirmed yet.
The sources said UAE airlines, which have not flown to Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover last year, were expected to resume flights to Kabul and possibly other Afghan airports after the deal was finalised.