KABUL, Afghanistan — An aircraft crashed in a Taliban-controlled area outside Kabul on Monday, officials said, but key details were unclear, as officials initially said it was a passenger plane before evidence emerged that the craft may have belonged to the American military. The plane crashed in the district of Deh Yak in Ghazni Province during a day of harsh weather, said Adam Khan Sirat, a spokesman for the Ghazni police. Mr. Sirat, as well as other senior officials in Afghanistan, including the country’s vice president, initially said it was a passenger plane operated by the country’s national carrier, Ariana Afghan Airlines. But hours later, Mr. Sirat said the plane belonged to “foreign forces,” referring to the American-led military coalition in Afghanistan. A spokesman for the American military would not comment.

Source: New York Times January 27, 2020 10:47 UTC