Mi-17 helicopter crash lands in Afghanistan, 9 killed

Nine people died after one Mi-17 helicopter crash landed in Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan on Wednesday.

Nine people on board a special forces helicopter were killed after it crash landed in Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan on Wednesday night, the country's defence ministry said on Thursday. Army Helicopter Crash Lands in Maidan Wardak, 9 Killed#Afghanistan https://t.co/okqISPZgbQ pic.twitter.com/cFxgbwAo3U Update - Afghan Ministry of Defense confirms that a Mi-17 helicopter crash landed in Behsud district, Maidan Wardak province, on Wednesday night in which four crew members and five security forces were killed. #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/ySU7wzBn1N According to the official news agency, a Mi-17 helicopter crash landed in Behsud district in Maidan Wardak late Wednesday. Nine people, including a pilot and five security force members of the Afghan army were killed in the crash, the Ministry of Defense was quoted as saying.