Passenger plane crashes in Afghanistan

World Monday 27/January/2020 15:42 PM
By: Times News Service
Passenger plane crashes in Afghanistan

Kabul: Afghan officials announced that a state-owned plane had crash-landed in the province of Ghazni. The eastern province is partly controlled by the Taliban. The number of casualties is feared to be high.

A state-owned Ariana Afghan Airlines plane crashed in the eastern province of Ghazni, which is partly controlled by the Taliban, officials announced on Monday.

No casualties were immediately confirmed, but a high number is feared. Local media reported that at least 80 people were on board. The cause of the crash is unknown.

"A Boeing plane belonging to the Ariana Afghan Airline, has crashed in the Sado Khel area of Deh Yak district of Ghazni province around 1:10pm local time," Ghazni governor spokesman Aref Noori said in a statement.

"We still don't know if it is a military or commercial plane," he added.