Iver: I'll bet Terry Taliban and his Al-Qaeda chums can't believe their luck, what with now (
almost) direct flights between Afghanistan (
Taliban &
Al-Qaeda) and Yemen (
Ansar al-Shari'a, aka Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula; and Islamic Jihad of Yemen) and thereon into East Africa (
Yemen's Al-Shabaab) and, who knows, maybe even further westwards (
to join up with their pals in Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, and Boko Haram, etc).
I suppose the only thing better would be direct flights, therein avoiding the temptations of fleshpot Dubai; though, that said, it might be handy for, both figuratively & literally speaking, a 'last minute layover' - what with all those comely maidens & wide-eyed houris whom frequent the various sherbet stands throughout the city - before martyring oneself on the Jihad ?!