Afghan officials and crew members of the German airline LTU hold a
company banner at Kabul's international airport August 6, 2003. The
German airline LTU's first direct flight to the Afghan capital arrived
after a flight of six and half hours on Wednesday, ending a 23-year-old
freeze on civil aviation between two countries. The weekly flight will
serve 300,000 Afghans living in Germany. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

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