Helicopter crash kills 25 in Afghanistan
Wednesday 31/October/2018 - 08:11 PM
An Afghan official said an army helicopter carrying
senior officials has crashed in bad weather in the western Farah province,
killing all 25 on board, Tolo channel reported.
Naser Mehdi, a spokesman for the provincial
governor, said the helicopter crashed around 9:10 a.m. (0440 GMT), shortly
after taking off from the mountainous Anar Dara district heading toward nearby
Herat province.
He said the passengers included the deputy corps
commander of Afghanistan's western zone and the head of the Farah provincial
council.
