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Live Updates: Aircraft Crashes in Eastern Afghanistan

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There are no immediate reports about the cause of the incident and the number of casualties. The Defence Ministry has not commented on the incident so far.

A plane has crashed in Ghazni Province in the east of Afghanistan, the 1TV broadcaster reported citing local authorities. According to Ariana News, there were 83 people on board the plane.

A spokesman for the provincial governor's office in Ghazni said that the plane crashed in the district of Deh Yak in the eastern part of Ghazni Province. According to the spokesman, the plane was travelling from Herat to Kabul.

There have been conflicting reports about the owner of the plane. Previously, it was reported that the aircraft was an Ariana Afghan Airlines plane.

Pajhwok Afghan News tweeted that the acting CEO of Ariana Afghan Airline has denied the reports, saying that no plane belonging to the company crashed in the region.

However, another source stated that the plane was an Afghan National Army (ANA) aircraft, adding that there is no information about casualties.

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According to broadcaster Tolo News, markings on the right engine of the plane indicate that the jet could belong to the US Air Force.

11:52 GMT 27.01.2020

"The plane that crashed in Ghazni belongs to a foreign company and is not affiliated with any domestic air companies. The plane is completely burnt and there are no signs that could help to identify what company it belonged to", the governor said.

10:58 GMT 27.01.2020
10:31 GMT 27.01.2020

The Afghan Interior Ministry on Monday acknowledged that a plane had crashed in the eastern province of Ghazni, adding that the cause of the crash remains unknown.

Second Vice President Sarwar Danish also confirmed that a transport plane collapsed at around 1:30 p.m. (09:00 GMT) in Ghazni's Deh Yak district.

The Ghazni police chief and the provincial authority, meanwhile, confirmed that the Ariana Afghan Airlines flight had crashed, despite the airlines earlier denying the plane crash.

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