Middle Eastern airspace rumours

[rechoboam]

Wow that's a very interesting read. The
"a (forced) landing at an Afghan airport a last resort (akin to a ditching in oceanic airspace)" is a bit scary. So where are the ATCs? I see on fr24 rpt using Kabul airport.

A relative of mine was in a plane that had an emergency landing in Baghdad during the Iran-Iraq war, stuck in a hotel room for five days while they sorted it out. Actually crept out to sightsee. Interesting trip….