<p>Afghan police at Kabul airport have returned to work manning checkpoints alongside Taliban security for the first time since the Islamists seized power, officers said Sunday.</p>.<p>When the Taliban swept into Kabul last month ousting the government, police abandoned their posts, fearful of what the Islamists would do.</p>.<p>But two officers said they had returned to work Saturday after receiving calls from Taliban commanders.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/taliban-say-girls-women-may-study-in-no-men-classrooms-1029539.html" target="_blank">Taliban say girls, women may study in no-men classrooms </a></strong></p>.<p>On Sunday, an <em>AFP</em> correspondent at the airport saw border police members deployed at several checkpoints outside the main buildings of the airport, including the domestic terminal.</p>.<p>"I came back to work yesterday more than two weeks after being sent home," one of the police force members told <em>AFP</em>, speaking on condition of anonymity.</p>.<p>"I received a call from a senior Taliban commander who asked me to come back," another officer said.</p>.<p>"Yesterday was great, so happy to serve again."</p>.<p>The Taliban say they have granted a general amnesty to everyone who worked for the former government -- including the army, police and other security branches.</p>.<p>Officials say they want to integrate the opposing forces, but have not spelled out how this will happen -- or how they will sustain a security apparatus made up of around 600,000 people.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/india-australia-pitch-for-broad-based-and-inclusive-government-in-afghanistan-1029537.html" target="_blank">India, Australia pitch for 'broad-based and inclusive government' in Afghanistan </a></strong></p>.<p>Kabul airport was severely damaged during the chaotic evacuation of over 120,000 people that ended with the withdrawal of US forces on August 30.</p>.<p>The Taliban, who swept into Kabul after routing government forces on August 15, have been scrambling to get the capital's airport operating again with Qatari technical assistance.</p>.<p>The United Arab Emirates has set up an air bridge to deliver tons of aid to Afghanistan, with aircraft bringing in hundreds of tonnes of medical and food supplies.</p>.<p>An airport employee who handles security for a private company confirmed that the border police had been deployed around the airport since Saturday.</p>.<p>"They are sharing the security with the Taliban," he told <em>AFP</em>.</p>.<p>Qatar Airways has operated charter flights out of Kabul in recent days, carrying mostly foreigners and Afghans who missed being taken out during the evacuation.</p>.<p>An Afghan airline resumed domestic flights last week, while Pakistan International Airlines is expected to begin flights from Islamabad to Kabul in coming days.</p>
<p>Afghan police at Kabul airport have returned to work manning checkpoints alongside Taliban security for the first time since the Islamists seized power, officers said Sunday.</p>.<p>When the Taliban swept into Kabul last month ousting the government, police abandoned their posts, fearful of what the Islamists would do.</p>.<p>But two officers said they had returned to work Saturday after receiving calls from Taliban commanders.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/taliban-say-girls-women-may-study-in-no-men-classrooms-1029539.html" target="_blank">Taliban say girls, women may study in no-men classrooms </a></strong></p>.<p>On Sunday, an <em>AFP</em> correspondent at the airport saw border police members deployed at several checkpoints outside the main buildings of the airport, including the domestic terminal.</p>.<p>"I came back to work yesterday more than two weeks after being sent home," one of the police force members told <em>AFP</em>, speaking on condition of anonymity.</p>.<p>"I received a call from a senior Taliban commander who asked me to come back," another officer said.</p>.<p>"Yesterday was great, so happy to serve again."</p>.<p>The Taliban say they have granted a general amnesty to everyone who worked for the former government -- including the army, police and other security branches.</p>.<p>Officials say they want to integrate the opposing forces, but have not spelled out how this will happen -- or how they will sustain a security apparatus made up of around 600,000 people.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/india-australia-pitch-for-broad-based-and-inclusive-government-in-afghanistan-1029537.html" target="_blank">India, Australia pitch for 'broad-based and inclusive government' in Afghanistan </a></strong></p>.<p>Kabul airport was severely damaged during the chaotic evacuation of over 120,000 people that ended with the withdrawal of US forces on August 30.</p>.<p>The Taliban, who swept into Kabul after routing government forces on August 15, have been scrambling to get the capital's airport operating again with Qatari technical assistance.</p>.<p>The United Arab Emirates has set up an air bridge to deliver tons of aid to Afghanistan, with aircraft bringing in hundreds of tonnes of medical and food supplies.</p>.<p>An airport employee who handles security for a private company confirmed that the border police had been deployed around the airport since Saturday.</p>.<p>"They are sharing the security with the Taliban," he told <em>AFP</em>.</p>.<p>Qatar Airways has operated charter flights out of Kabul in recent days, carrying mostly foreigners and Afghans who missed being taken out during the evacuation.</p>.<p>An Afghan airline resumed domestic flights last week, while Pakistan International Airlines is expected to begin flights from Islamabad to Kabul in coming days.</p>