sam ford is back up and running civilian commercial flights in afghanistan. i've taken off for the 1st time since the capital fell to the taliban . the airport hadn't been running since the last us troops left last week, but it's now been repaired with the help of technical teams from turkey and cut off a plane full of aid has arrived from the high in the past few hours. victoria gate can be reports african food and airplane at cobble international, airport bound for the northern city of mazar. e sharif. technical teams have been working for days to repair the badly damaged runway and radar system. and on saturday, their efforts paid off. this is the 1st domestic flight from cobble since it fell to taliban forces last month. and apple staff say they're looking forward to more in the coming days. tires were very happy because the internal flats have started and now we're taking our wages and everything is going according to plan. the reopening should soon allow afghan a stand to reconnect with the outside world and vital a to get in. the chat about says more,