Mi-17 transport helicopter crash land in Afghanistan schedul fly for Russia. Local authorities said all six people on board were taken hostage by the Taliban.
An Mi-17 transport helicopter belonging to the Punjab government (Pakistan) scheduled to fly to Russia for repair, crash landed in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, their embassy in Kabul.
Mi-17 transport helicopter crash land in Afghanistan schedul fly for Russia.
Taliban set helicopter on fire, take crew hostage, chopper crash-landed in Logar.
The embassy in Kabul said, with local authorities saying all six people on board were take hostage in the Taliban.
We think the same chopper crash-landed in Logar,” said Pakistani embassy spokesman Akhtar Munir. We don’t know anything about the fate of those on-board or why it crash-landed.”
The local district governor Hamidullah Hamid said six people on board taken hostage by Taliban insurgents.
The helicopter caught fire after it crashed, said Logar governor’s spokesman Salim Saleh.
“The helicopter not ours,” a military official told to News.
He said the claim by Afghan officials that the helicopter belonged to the Pakistan Army is “not true.”
Meanwhile, Afghan Taliban spokesperson said he had no information about the incident.
“We will try to get information,” Zabihullah Mujahid said when his comments were sought about the reports.
Pakistan’s helicopter crash lands in Afghanistan
The local district governor Hamidullah Hamid said six people on board taken hostage by Taliban insurgents.
“They take to an unknown location,” he said.
The helicopter caught fire after it crashed, said Logar governor’s spokesman Salim Saleh.
Mi-17 transport helicopter crash land in Afghanistan schedul fly for Russia.
He said the claim by Afghan officials that the helicopter belonged to the Pakistan Army is “not true.”
Meanwhile, Afghan Taliban spokesperson said he had no information about the incident.
The local district governor Hamidullah Hamid said six people on board taken hostage by Taliban insurgents.
