Afghanistan, May 12 -- CBS News, citing U.S. officials, reported that Iran transferred some civilian aircraft to Afghanistan during recent tensions with the United States in an apparent effort to protect aviation assets.
Two U.S. officials told the network it remained unclear whether military aircraft were also moved to Afghanistan. However, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid denied the report, telling CBS News that Iran had no need to move aircraft to Afghanistan.
An Afghan civil aviation official told CBS News that an Iranian civilian aircraft belonging to Mahan Air landed in Kabul shortly before the conflict began and remained there after Iranian airspace was closed.
According to the report, the aircraft was later moved to Herat air...