A helicopter carrying the Taliban’s minister of mines and governor crashed in Ghor.
Local sources in Ghor reported that a helicopter carrying the Taliban’s minister of mines, the governor of the province and a number of other government officials crashed.
The delegation had traveled to the region to visit the Jest mine when the accident occurred.
According to sources, the helicopter crashed in the Nalbandan area of Tulak district.
No details have been released about the cause of the accident or the number and condition of possible casualties, and local sources have declined to comment.
Local sources have said that rescue teams have been dispatched, but exact information is not yet available.
The crash of a helicopter carrying senior Taliban officials has raised concerns about the safety of the group’s official trips to mountainous and insecure areas of Afghanistan.
