Afghan army helicopter crashes, killing 25 on board: officials

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News ID: 30863
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Publish Date: 10:27 - 31 October 2018
TEHRAN, October 31 - An Afghan army helicopter crashed in southwestern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 25 crew and passengers, provincial officials said.

Afghan army helicopter crashes, killing 25 on board: officials

TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Naser Mehri, a spokesman for the governor of western Farah province, said two army helicopters were on their way to neighboring Herat province when one lost control.

He said the aircraft crashed in bad weather. A Taliban spokesman said the militants shot it down.

Source: Reuters

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