According to security forces, at least 10 people on board and 2 peole on the ground were killed following the incident.
The helicopter crashed in Hussain Khel area at Bagrami district of capital Kabul around 10:00 am local time.
NATO-led International Security Assistance Force following a press release said, Twelve International Security Assistance Force service members died following a helicopter crash in Kabul province today.
ISAF confirmed the helicopter “went down” and said, Twelve International Security Assistance Force service members died following a helicopter crash in Kabul province today.
The cause of the crash is under investigation, however initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash, ISAF said.
Kabul police chief Gen. Ayoub Salangi confirming the incident said, Afghan police and fire crew reached to the scene of the incident.
Gen. salangi further added, at least 5 people who were killed during the incident were taken out from the wreckage.
He also added, the victims were recongized as Turkish citizens.
from KHAAMA
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ISAF release:
2012-03-C-017
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (Mar. 16) — Twelve International Security Assistance Force service members died following a helicopter crash in Kabul province today.
The cause of the crash is under investigation, however initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash.
It is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities.
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| An Afghan Army medic soldier carries a body from the scene where a Turkish helicopter crashed on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, March 16, 2012. A Turkish military helicopter crashed into a house near the Afghan capital Friday, killing several Turkish soldiers on board and young girls on the ground, Turkish and Afghan officials said. |
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| A part of a Turkish helicopter lies on the site of crash in Kabul March 16, 2012. The NATO helicopter crashed into a house on the outskirts of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday, killing 12 Turkish soldiers on board and four Afghan civilians on the ground, Turkey's general staff and a senior Afghan police official said. |
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| coffins of Turkish victims of a crashed NATO helicopter, in Kabul March 17 yfrog.com/bakh4gj |
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