Pictures and videos of a helicopter are making rounds on social media, claiming that a high level government official flied his wife from his father in law’s home in Logar province to Khost province, but the government rejected…
At least four pilots and five security personnel were killed when a helicopter was shot down by illegal gunmen in central Maidan Wardak province.
Ten people including the police chief for southern Paktika province were injured after an Afghan National Army (ANA) crashed in neighboring Paktia province on Wednesday, officials said. Paktika governor’s spokesman, Shah Mohammad Arian, told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
Two American service members have been killed as a result of a helicopter crash in central Logar province, the US military said on Wednesday. The chopper reportedly went down in the Pangram area of Charkh district at around…
At least eight Afghan National Army (ANA) crew were killed or wounded when their helicopter crashed in Koh Safi district of central Parwan province on Saturday, an official said. Wahid Shahkar, Parwan governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Five foreigners have been wounded after their helicopter crashed inside the Marshal Fahim National Defence University in Kabul, an official confirmed on Monday. Maj. Gen Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for the Ministry of Defence, told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
A US suffered a mechanical issue that resulted in a hard landing during operations in the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar on Tuesday morning. The US military said in a statement rescue personnel safely recovered the crew. Two…
A Afghan military helicopter on Thursday performed emergency landing in a Taliban-controlled area in northern Kunduz province, police said. Kunduz police chief Brig. Gen. Abdul Hamid Hamidi told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in the afternoon…
An Afghan Air Force (AAF) helicopter crashed in the Dand-i-Ghori district of northern Baghlan province on Sunday, killing at least seven personnel, the Ministry of Defence said. The Mi-17 helicopter, flying supplies to an army camp in Qarghan Tapa…
KABUL, a media report said on Thursday. Pakistan’s NEWS International quoted unnamed sources as saying the crewmembers were handed over to the Pakistani authorities in Chitral district. The crewmembers included five Pakistani officials and a Russian. The helicopter was en…
A Pakistani delegation has arrived in central Logar province to negotiate the release of a helicopter crewmembers held hostage by Taliban militants after their helicopter crash landed in the Azra district, an official said on Wednesday. The helicopter…
KABUL to release some of their key prisoners in exchange for a helicopter crew they held hostage after their helicopter crashed in central Logar province on Thursday. The Pakistani MI-17 helicopter belonging to the government of Punjab province crash landed…
The Afghan government has ordered a commission to launch an investigation into the crash of a Pakistani helicopter in the Azra district of central Logar province. Pakistan’s Mi-17 helicopter went down in Azra on last Thursday when the…
KABUL militants after their helicopter crash landed in central Logar province. The Pakistani MI-17 helicopter crashed in the Azra district of Logar province on Thursday and Taliban militants took the crew, including former Pakistan military officers and a Russian, hostage.…
The members of provincial and peace councils on Friday claimed that Daesh, or so-called Islamic State (IS) has started recruiting fighters in southern Ghanzi province. The acting provincial head of High Peace Council (HPC), Khalilullah Hotak, told…
KABUL near Torkham dry port, an official said on Monday. Some containers full of military equipment and parts of the helicopters, donated by India to the Afghan government, were seized in the Momandara district of Nangarhar, a source close to…
An operation has been launched to rescue the 18 Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel who were captured by Taliban, the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday. The soldiers and crew were seized after the helicopter carrying them made…
KABUL): The US Department of Defense has dropped plans for the purchase of 15 additional helicopters from Rosoboronexport, a state-owned arms exporter, for the Afghan Air Force (AAF), reports said. US officials and an influential lawmaker said on Wednesday the…
JALALABAD (PAN): An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) helicopter crashed in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday, killing two NATO service members, officials said. The incident took place in the Mamakhel area of Pachiragam district, Col. Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal, the provincial…
KABUL, the alliance said on Saturday. The incident took place late on Friday, the NATO-led force said in a brief statement that gave no further details of the incident. With the cause of the forced landing under investigation, initial reports…
QALAT (PAN) crashed in the southern province of Zabul, the alliance said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday when the Supreme Company helicopter went down, ISAF said in a brief statement. With the cause being investigated, initial reporting…
