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Murtaza Noori, 28, navigated a perilous trek along the 600-mile border with Iran days after the Taliban laid siege to Kabul last August, as tens of thou
UAE Consortium Awarded Afghan Contracts Under Scrutiny
Questions are being raised about three airport operations projects awarded to a UAE-based consortium, GAAC/G42, according to sources who say the consortium was registered as a foreign firm in Afghanistan a week after being awarded the projects.
The company was registered in the UAE on October 28 before winning contracts from the National Procurement Commission for security, advanced technology systems and ground handling services for all international airports in Afghanistan on October 29. And, the company was registered in Afghanistan on November 5.
The $47 million security service contract, and other contracts including information technology and ground handling ( the servicing of an aircraft while it is on the ground and parked at a terminal gate of an airport) were awarded to the firm on October 28, according to aviation sector’s authorities.