Prohibition Against Certain Flights Within the Territory and Airspace of Afghanistan

This action amends Special Federal Aviation Regulations (SFAR) 67 by expanding the prohibition on flight operations within the territory and airspace of Afghanistan by any United States air carrier and commercial operator, by any person exercising the privileges of an airman certificate issued by the FAA, or by an operator using an aircraft registered in the United States unless the operator of such aircraft is a foreign air carrier. The amendment prohibits flight operations by the aforementioned persons through the territory and airspace of Afghanistan. This action is necessary to prevent an undue hazard to persons and aircraft engaged in such flight operations as a result of increased tensions due to the recent U.S. military strikes against terrorist and industrial facilities associated with Usama Bin Ladin in Sudan and Afghanistan.