HERAT – An Afghan army helicopter carrying 25 people crashed in westernAfghanistan on Wednesday, killing all those on board, officials said.
The aircraft crashed due to “bad weather” in Anar Dara district, Farahprovincial governor spokesman Nasir Mehri said, but the Taliban claimed itsmilitants brought it down.
Both pilots and 23 passengers were killed.
Among the dead were the deputy army corps commander for western Afghanistanand head of the Farah provincial council, Mehri said.
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Provincial council member Dadullah Qaneh said the helicopter hit a mountainpeak in poor weather en route to neighbouring Herat province.
Senior government and military officials often travel by helicopter inregions where the Taliban has a large presence. – APP/AFP
