A plane crashed in Afghanistan this morning (Representational)
New Delhi:
The Indian government clarified today that a plane that crashed in Afghanistan this morning is not an Indian aircraft. Earlier, Afghan local media had reported that the passenger plane was believed to be flying from Delhi to Moscow.
The Civil Aviation Ministry posted on X, formerly Twitter, stating, “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 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.
— MoCA_GoI (@MoCA_GoI) January 21, 2024
Russian aviation authorities reported that a Russian-registered plane with six people on board disappeared from radar screens over Afghanistan the previous night, after local Afghan police had received reports of a crash.
According to Russian aviation authorities, the plane was a charter ambulance flight traveling from India, via Uzbekistan to Moscow, on a French-made Dassault Falcon 10 jet manufactured in 1978, as per news agency Reuters.
The exact location of the crash in Badakhshan province, which borders China, Tajikistan, and Pakistan, is currently unknown, stated news agency AFP, quoting a local official.
“The plane has crashed, but the location is not known yet. We have sent teams, but they have not arrived yet,” said Zabihullah Amiri, head of the provincial information department, to AFP, without providing further details. “We were informed by local people in the morning.”
The province is home to Afghanistan’s highest mountain, Mount Noshaq, at 7,492 meters high, and is traversed by the Hindu Kush mountain range.
With inputs from AFP and Reuters
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