Small Plane Crashes in Afghanistan En Route to Russia
A Dassault Falcon 10 aircraft.
Source: Dassault
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Afghan authorities said a private plane carrying six people crashed in the northern part of the country, and a rescue team has been dispatched to the site.
The accident occurred in Badakhshan province at about 7 p.m. local time on Saturday, the Afghan aviation ministry said in a statement. Russia’s Federal Agency for Air Transport said a Dassault Falcon 10 aircraft with two passengers and four crew lost communication and disappeared from radar on Saturday evening.