Azerbaijani cargo plane with 9 on board crashes in Afghanistan

An Azerbaijani cargo plane with nine crew members on board has crashed in Afghanistan. An aviation incident has occurred with Azerbaijan's Silk Way aircraft in Afghanistan, according to the message of the State Civil Aviation Administration of Azerbaijan. 

    The AN-12 cargo aircraft that was leased from the Silk Way company for carrying cargo inside Afghanistan has crashed in the country's Helmand province.

    The rented aircraft was managed by international crew, which included citizen of Uzbekistan (the captain), three citizens of Ukraine and five Azerbaijani nationals. Azerbaijan State Civil Aviation Administration established a commission to investigate the incident.

Source: QNA