Incident report
Mil Mi-17 crash near between Shindand and Anar Dara districts, Farah, Afghanistan
fatal2018-10-3125 fatalities
Summary
The Mi-17 crashed shortly after take-off in bad weather while carrying around 25 people, all of whom were reported killed. Pro-Taliban sources claimed the helicopter had been shot down. The casualty figure comes from early official reporting and was not independently confirmed.
Incident details
Date
2018-10-31
Location
between Shindand and Anar Dara districts, Farah, Afghanistan
Aircraft
Operator
Operator type
military
Fatalities
25
Injuries
0
Occupants
25
Probable cause
Phase of flight
cruise
Source
Reuters ↗33.3000, 62.1000
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities25
Injuries0
SourceReuters
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