Russian plane with 6 onboard 'missing' in Afghanistan, crash feared: Report

Posted on:
Key Points

Russian officials on Sunday said that a compact charter jet en route from India to Moscow via Uzbekistan vanished from radar screens over Afghanistan on Saturday evening...

The Ministry of Civil Aviation wrote on X, "The unfortunate plane crash that has just occurred in Afghanistan is neither an Indian Scheduled Aircraft nor a Non Scheduled (NSOP)/Charter aircraft..

According to Reuters, the Afghan provincial police spokesperson said in a statement the crash had taken place overnight in a remote, mountainous region of Badakhshan in Afghanistan's far north.. He said there were no confirmed details on the type of plane, cause of the crash or casualties...

You might be interested in

Passenger plane crashes in Afghanistan mountains: What we know so far

21, Jan, 24

Rest of World News: Police in northern Afghanistan received reports of a plane crash in the remote and mountainous region of Badakhshan, on Sunday. According to Russian A

Speculation over Putin's whereabouts amid reports his plane left Moscow

24, Jun, 23

According to data from the FlightRadar tracking website, the plane reached the Tver area about 110 miles from Moscow and where Putin has a residence before disappearing from the system, The Guardian reported.

Indian plane not involved in Afghanistan crash, says Civil Aviation Ministry

21, Jan, 24

In a post on X, Afghanistan's television network Tolo News claimed that an Indian passenger plane crashed in the mountains of Topkhana alongside the districts of Kuran-Munjan and Zibak of Badakhshan province

Russian private jet carrying 6 people crashes in Afghanistan; Taliban say some survived

21, Jan, 24

The plane had been operating as charter ambulance flight on a route from Gaya to Tashkent and onward to Moscow. A Russian private jet carrying six people...

Russian private jet carrying six people believed to have crashed in Afghanistan

21, Jan, 24

In Moscow, Russian civil aviation authorities said a Dassault Falcon 10 went missing with four crew members and two passengers. | World News

Russia-Ukraine war live: Kremlin silent on reported death of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin in jet crash

24, Aug, 23

Head of mercenary group attempted to topple Russia’s military leadership in June; plane ‘showed no signs of problems until drop 30 seconds before crash’

'Not Indian', says government after plane with 6 onboard crashes in Afghanistan

21, Jan, 24

The government clarified that a chartered flight that crashed in Afghanistan with six people onboard was not an Indian carrier. It also said the aircraft, a Russian plane, was refuelled at Bihar's Gaya airport before the crash.

Afghan consul generals announce they've 'assumed leadership' of embassy, hrs after ‘permanent closure’

24, Nov, 23

Saga on control over embassy of Afghanistan continues. After a statement from the embassy announcing its closure, 2 remaining consul generals in India take up joint-leadership of embassy.