This photo taken on May 15, 2024 shows the crash site of a MI-17 model helicopter of Afghanistan's Air Force in west Afghanistan's Ghor province. One person was killed with 12 others injured as a MI-17 model helicopter crashed in Afghanistan's Ghor province, on Wednesday, provincial government spokesperson Abdul Wahid Hamas said. (Photo by Baktash/Xinhua)
KABUL, May 15 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed with 12 others injured as a helicopter crashed in Firoz Koah, the provincial capital of west Afghanistan's Ghor province, on Wednesday, provincial government spokesperson Abdul Wahid Hamas said.
"The MI-17 model helicopter of the air force, which was busy in a rescue operation to recover bodies from a river in Firoz Koah city this morning, made an emergency landing due to technical problems. As a result, one on board was killed and 12 others were injured," Hamas said.
Without providing more details, the official added that an investigation has been initiated into the incident. ■
This photo taken on May 15, 2024 shows the crash site of a MI-17 model helicopter of Afghanistan's Air Force in west Afghanistan's Ghor province. One person was killed with 12 others injured as a MI-17 model helicopter crashed in Afghanistan's Ghor province, on Wednesday, provincial government spokesperson Abdul Wahid Hamas said. (Photo by Baktash/Xinhua)