Survivors Found After Chartered Ambulance Flight Crashes in Afghanistan

MOSCOW, Russia – A chartered ambulance flight to Moscow crashed in a mountainous area of northeastern Afghanistan, leaving four survivors and two deceased individuals, according to the Russian aviation authority on January 21. The Russian-registered charter plane disappeared from radar screens, and rescuers reached the remote crash site. The flight originated in Thailand, made stops in India and Uzbekistan, and was carrying six individuals. The survivors were found with various injuries, including the pilot of …

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Indian Government Clarifies: Crashed Afghan Plane Was Not Indian-Owned; Was Moroccan-Registered and Chartered

A plane crash in the mountainous region of Badakhshan, Afghanistan on Saturday night caused confusion in India as Afghan media initially reported the ill-fated plane as an “Indian aircraft” with several passengers feared dead in the accident. However, the Indian government quickly clarified that the plane did not belong to India, but was a chartered flight with a Moroccan registration. Reports from Afghan news agencies initially claimed that an Indian aircraft had crashed, with local …

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