As NATO prepares to leave Afghanistan it is handing over a number of airports to the local government. Many hope that the airports, which are much more advanced that most civilian fields around the country, will encourage trade and tourism to the central Asian country.
There are eight airfields in total, worth a combined $2 billion. It is often easier to travel around Afghanistan by air than by land, due to the mountainous terrain, lack of good roads, and the danger of Taliban attacks.
Former legislator Mohammad Daud Sultanzoy, who is in charge of the project, told Associated Press that he hopes the fields "will connect Afghanistan internally and to South Asia and Central Asia, and beyond."