Plane Crashes In Badakhshan Province Of Afghanistan: Report

India’s aviation ministry said the plane crashed in Afghanistan is not an Indian plane.

“The unfortunate plane crash that has just occurred in Afghanistan is neither an Indian Scheduled Aircraft nor a Non Scheduled (NSOP)/Charter aircraft. It is a Moroccan registered small aircraft. More details are awaited,” the Ministry of Cvil Aviation said.

News agency Reuters quoted Russian Aviation Authorities and said Russian-registered plane with six people thought to be on board disappeared from radar screens over Afghanistan on Saturday evening.

“The plane was a French-made Dassault Falcon 10 jet. The plane was a charter flight travelling from India via Uzbekistan to Moscow,” reported Reuters.

Earlier local media had reported that an Indian passenger plane crashed in the mountains of Topkhana alongside the districts of Kuran-Munjan and Zibak of Badakhshan province.

A official said that a team has been sent to the area to investigate the incident.

Tolo has quoted local people and reported the plane crashed on Sunday morning.