Kam Air (RQ, Kabul) has had its Section 841 designation permanently rescinded by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) in Afghanistan following an in-depth investigation into the carrier's alleged links to opium smuggling. Following a Wall Street Journal report in early 2013, the airline was slapped with a Section 841 designation, which prohibits “contracting with the enemy in the United States Central Command Theater of Operations,” a decision that would have barred the airline from U.S. military contracts. However, during the course of investigations, CENTCOM lifted the ban. "The US Government's ban on Kam Air which was suspended by USG on February 2013, now have been lifted permanently; it proves that Kam Air is innocent and never been involved in any illegal business," the airline told ch-aviation. "We hope that now we can establish strong business relations and open -or re-open- collaboration and work with companies that ceased since the allegations early 2013." The largest private Afghan carrier, Kam-Air operates a diverse fleet including MD-83s, MD-87s, an MD-82, a B767-200 and an A320-200 on flights throughout Afghanistan, India, Iran, Tajikistan and the UAE.