Helicopter Missing in Afghan: Nato
Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 8:42 pm under Afghanistan News Helicopter Missing in Afghan: Nato
KABUL : A helicopter belonging to a private company has gone missing in war-torn eastern Afghanistan, where Nato troops are searching for the aircraft, officials said Thursday.
“We’re assisting in the search for a missing helicopter in eastern Afghanistan,” said Lieutenant Colonel Todd Vician, a spokesman for the Nato-run International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) based in Afghanistan.
The missing helicopter is a MI-8, a Russian transport helicopter equipped to carry up to 27 passengers and crew.
The Isaf spokesman said he was unable to say which company owned the helicopter or give details on the precise region the search was taking place for security reasons.
“There was information last night that a private helicopter had a hard landing in Kharwar district,” said General Mustafa Mohsini, police chief in the eastern province of Logar.
The district of Kharwar is nearly 150 kilometres (94 miles) south of the capital Kabul and insurgents have a strong presence in the area.
“Together with the US-led coalition, Afghan police and Afghan army, we searched for it until noon today, but we did not find any sign of any helicopter,” added Mohsini.
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