Security for Air India beefed up in Kabul

New Delhi: With Indians and assets in Afghanistan coming under constant attack from Taliban and Al Qaeda, Air India has beefed up security in flights to and from Kabul following information that it was a "sitting duck" for terror groups.

While the airline officials declined to speak on the issue, sources in the national carrier said that a two-tier security mechanism has been put in place which carries out extensive check of all the baggage loaded into the aircraft.

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The flag carrier, which is one of the few international airlines that operates to Kabul, six times a week with virtually full load, has been spotted as by international and Indian agencies a "sitting duck" for terror groups like Taliban, Al Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Taiba.