Bandakhshan – In a tragic incident, a Moroccan small plane en route to Moscow crashed in the Wakhan region of Badakhshan, Afghanistan, raising concerns of significant casualties.
According to Tolo News, a local news outlet in Afghanistan, the incident occurred on Sunday, prompting the dispatch of a team from the provincial Department of Information and Culture to the crash site in the Topkhana area of Kuran-wa-Munjan district for further investigation. Initial reports from various news outlets incorrectly identified the aircraft as an Indian passenger plane. However, the Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation clarified that it was a Moroccan-registered DF 10 aircraft.
Zabihullah Amiri, an official from the provincial Department of Information and Culture, reported that the crash site is located in the mountains of Topkhana, spanning the districts of Kuran-Munjan and Zibak in Badakhshan province. The Ministry of Civil Aviation emphasized that the crashed aircraft was neither an Indian Scheduled Aircraft nor a Non-Scheduled plane, dispelling any confusion surrounding its origin. On their official Twitter account, the Ministry stated, “The unfortunate plane crash that has just occurred in Afghanistan is neither an Indian Scheduled Aircraft nor a Non-Scheduled (NSOP)/Charter aircraft. It is a Moroccan-registered small aircraft. More details are awaited.”
All You Need to Know About the Plane Crash:
On Sunday, a DF-10 aircraft registered in Morocco crashed in the Afghan mountains of Topkhana, spanning the districts of Kuran-Munjan and Zibak in the Badakhshan province. Initial reports from an Afghanistan-based news outlet incorrectly identified the aircraft as an Indian passenger flight. However, authorities later clarified that it was not an Indian aircraft.
