Three killed as US Black Hawk helicopter crashes during Taliban training

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Three killed as US Black Hawk helicopter crashes during Taliban training​

Five people were also injured in the incident, says spokesperson

Reuters
September 11, 2022

Black Hawk Helicopter. PHOTO: REUTERS

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KABUL: A Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a Taliban training exercise in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, killing three, the group's defence ministry said on Saturday.

"An American Black Hawk helicopter, which was flown ... for training, crashed due to a technical problem inside the campus of the National Defence University," said Ministry of Defence spokesperson Enaytullah Khowrazmi, adding five people were also injured.

The Taliban took control of some US-made aircraft after they seized the country just over a year ago. It remains unclear how many are operational.

US forces deliberately damaged some military hardware as they left and Afghan forces had flown some helicopters to central Asian nations.

Three killed as helicopter crashes during Taliban training | The Express Tribune

A Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a Taliban training exercise in Afghanistan's capital Kabul

tribune.com.pk

 

[Bilal.]

It’s called crash hawk for a reason.

 

[FuturePAF]

Bound to happen. These were older Blackhawks when they were given to the ANA in the first place. Without servicing this is bound to happen more and more. The Mi-17 are probably their most reliable aircraft.

 

[jhonwilliam]