Taliban seize 9 people aboard chopper

Afghan sources say six of the captives are Turkish nationals, two are Turkmen and the other is Afghan.

Abdul Vali Vakil, the head of Logar Provincial Council, said on Monday that the chopper came down ‘last night because of bad weather.’

According to local sources, the helicopter belongs to a Turkish company running a project in the eastern city of Khost. It was heading from Khost to Kabul. Afghan security forces have found the helicopter.

The Taliban have also confirmed the incident.

On April 9, a NATO helicopter crashed in the eastern province of Nangarhar. Two US soldiers were killed in the incident.

Last month, six foreign troopers including five US soldiers were also killed in two separate helicopter crashes in Afghanistan.

According to icasualties.org, over 30 US-led soldiers have been killed in the war-torn country since the beginning of 2013.

The United States and its allies invaded Afghanistan in 2001 as part of Washington’s so-called war on terror. While the war removed the Taliban from power, insecurity remains across the country.

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