Afghan army helicopter crashes, killing 25 on board: officials
31 October 2018 - 08:51
By Reuters
Image: WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP A file photo of an Afghan Air Force MD530 Defender helicopter flies overhead.
An Afghan army helicopter crashed in southwestern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 25 crew and passengers, provincial officials said.
Naser Mehri, a spokesman for the governor of western Farah province, said two army helicopters were on their way to neighbouring Herat province when one lost control.
He said the aircraft crashed in bad weather. A Taliban spokesman said the militants shot it down.
#Update: Farah provincial council chief Farid Bakhtawar, provincial council member Jamila Amini and Zafar corps deputy are among killed official in helicopter crash.
— زلمی افغان (@Zulmai_Afghan) October 31, 2018
Taliban said they shot down this helicopter in western #Farah province. #AFG pic.twitter.com/O8Po05SbVt