KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan army helicopter crashed Wednesday in bad weather in the western Farah province, killing all 25 people on board, including the deputy corps commander of the western zone, a provincial spokesman said. Mohammad Naser Mehri, spokesman for the Farah governor, said the helicopter crashed around 9:10 a.m., shortly after taking off from the mountainous Anar Dara district heading toward the nearby Herat province. Taliban spokesman Qari Yusuf Ahmadi claimed the insurgents had downed the helicopter but failed to provide evidence. In September, five crew members died when their helicopter crashed. The attacker targeted a bus carrying prison workers, he said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 31, 2018 12:11 UTC