The sanctions, along with the Taliban government's control of the company and the grounding of many of the carrier's international flights, had a devastating effect on the economic health of the company through the 1990s.
Sanksi tersebut, bersamaan dengan kontrol pemerintah Taliban terhadap perusahaan dan penghentian armada untuk penerbangan internasional, memiliki efek buruk dalam kondisi ekonomi perusahaan selama dekade 1990an.