Uzbekistans Military Says Afghan Air Force Plane Crashed Near Border Report Suggests
© AFP 2021 / FARSHAD USYANIt remains unclear, what or who was on board the warplane and why it ended up in Uzbek territory.
An Afghan military aircraft has crashed in the Surxondaryo Region of Uzbekistan, the news outlet Gazeta.uz reported on Monday, citing the Uzbek Defence Ministry.
"Indeed, previously, an Afghan Air Force plane crashed in the Surxondaryo Region of Uzbekistan; the details of the incident are currently being investigated, all the details about this will be reported later", the ministry told the press.The statement was made after photos appearing to depict the crashed plane emerged online, with people claiming they found it not far from the Afghan border, and that at least one person was found injured at the site of the incident.
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An Afghan Air Force plane crashed last night in Surxondaryo, Uzbekistan and two people were recovered from the plane in wounded condition. They have been shifted to medical facility by Uzbek authorities. It is believed that they were trying to escape from Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/5TclTck3DL
â€" FJ (@Natsecjeff) August 16, 2021The crash occurred amid a major crisis in Afghanistan, as the Taliban* took over the country, prompting thousands to flee, including President Ashraf Ghani.
The militants launched a major offensive amid US forces withdrawing from Afghanistan as stipulated by the Doha agreement. Over the last two weeks, they managed to seize all major cities and take control over the nation's borders.
Following talks on Sunday, a new transitional government was formed, and Kabul fell under the control of the Taliban as well.
*The Taliban is a terrorist organisation banned in Russia and many other nations.
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