A military aircraft similar to the civilian one that crashed today A civilian helicopter chartered by NATO has crashed while taking off from Kandahar International Airport in Afghanistan, killing sixteen. The Mil Mi-8 did not come under enemy fire. The crash comes just days after another civilian helicopter chartered for military activities crashed near Sangin Airbase in Helmand. The Mil Mi-26 is believed to have been shot down; six Ukrainian civilians onboard and one Afghan girl on the ground were killed in the crash on Tuesday. The helicopter had been taking supplies to a British military base.
A military aircraft similar to the civilian one that crashed today A civilian helicopter chartered by NATO has crashed while taking off from in Afghanistan, killing sixteen. The did not come under enemy fire. The crash comes just days after another civilian helicopter chartered for military activities crashed near Sangin Airbase in Helmand. The is believed to have been shot down; six Ukrainian civilians onboard and one Afghan girl on the ground were killed in the crash on Tuesday. The helicopter had been taking supplies to a British military base.
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Kandahar International Airport
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Mil Mi-8
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Mil Mi-26