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 …