City
Epaper

2 pilots killed in Afghan air force chopper crash

By IANS | Updated: May 21, 2023 15:50 IST

Kabul, May 21 Two pilots died after a military helicopter of the Afghan Air Force crashed in Afghanistan's ...

Open in App

Kabul, May 21 Two pilots died after a military helicopter of the Afghan Air Force crashed in Afghanistan's northern Samangan province on Sunday, Afghan Defence Ministry has confirmed.

"An MD-530 model chopper of the Air Force was on patrol mission when it struck a power transmission line in Khalm district of Samangan province at 09:00 a.m. local time today and crashed and resultantly two pilots were martyred," the Defence Ministry said in a statement posted on its Twitter account.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tags: Afghan Air ForceAfghan defence ministryAfghanistanAsghar AfghanKabulAfghan TigersAfghan National SecurityAfghanistan RussiaAfghan Interior MinistryAfghan National Security ForcesAfghan TalibanAfghan National Bank
Open in App

Related Stories

InternationalWashington DC Shooting: US National Guard Member Sarah Beckstrom, Shot by Afghan Suspect, Dies, Says Donald Trump

InternationalWhite House Shooting: Suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal Worked With Amazon and US Military, Say Reports

CricketZimbabwe Clinch First Home Test Victory Since 2013 With Dominant Win Over Afghanistan

Cricket'Immoral and Barbaric': Rashid Khan Reacts After Pakistan Airstrikes Kill 3 Cricketers in Afghanistan

InternationalPakistan-Afghanistan Conflict: At Least 15 Civilians Killed, Over 100 Injured in Pakistani Artillery Fire in Kandahar

International Realted Stories

InternationalCuba refutes US designation of Venezuela as 'foreign terrorist organization'

InternationalZelensky voices cautious optimism on proposed Ukraine-US-Russia talks

International"Future of India, its neighbouring countries is interlinked": Ex Army Chief Manoj Naravane as Bangladesh boils

InternationalPak court sentences 4 PTI leaders for 10 years in connection with May 9 riots

InternationalBangladesh: 10 arrested in connection with brutal murder of 27-year-old Hindu youth in Mymensingh