Silkway cargo plane crashed in Afghanistan
The AN-12 cargo aircraft that was leased from the Silk Way company for carrying cargo inside Afghanistan has crashed in the Helmand province of Afghanistan.
The crash took place at about 18:30 Baku time (GMT+4) upon taking off from the airport. The rented aircraft was managed by international crew, which included citizen of Uzbekistan (the captain), three citizens of Ukraine and five Azerbaijani nationals.
Azerbaijan State Civil Aviation Administration established a commission to investigate the incident. The Azerbaijani side is in negotiations with the Afghan aviation officials regarding the arrival of a group to the scene on May 19 for further investigations.
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