At least 25 dead, including authorities, when a military helicopter crashed in Afghanistan

At least 25 people were killed, including several senior regional government officials and military commanders, when an army helicopter crashed today because of the bad time in the province of Farah, in the west of Afghanistan.

The incident killed 25 people on board, including Farah Provincial Council Chairman, Farid Bakhtawar, Jamila Amini, Farah Provincial Council's Number Two and the Deputy Commander of the Army Corps from 207 Zafar, Niamatullah Khalil, "to Efe, the spokesman of the provincial governor, Nasir Mehri.

The military aircraft, one of the two who carried this morning a group of senior officials from the city of Farah, capital of the province of the same name, in the district of Anardarah, He crashed into a border area between Farah and the neighboring province of Herat.

"After visiting In the district, the helicopters were traveling from Anardarah to Shindand district, in the neighboring province of Herat. But because of the bad weather, one of them crashed in the Dahani region of Jamal Ghazni, "said the source.

The spokesman of the governor of Herat, Jailani Farhad, confirmed to Efe the accident and charges against its occupiers. [19659004] The Taliban claimed to have shot down the helicopter in ruins, though they tend to give skewed information on the scale of their actions and have repeatedly claimed responsibility for the aircraft demolition charged by the government to accidents and emergency landings .A helicopter shot down in the district of ############################################################################################ 39, Anar Dara, Farah, several officers of the deceased regime, including a member of the Provincial Council, "said Taliban spokesman Qari Mohammad Yusuf Ahmadi.

In mid-September, five officers of the Afghan army were killed. when the helicopter in which they were also caught fire in Farah Province due to a technical failure.

Afghanistan occasionally records accidents of aircraft, mainly military, national and US, which provide air support to the Afghan army and carry out bombing as part of their anti-terrorist mission in the country .

Agencia EFE