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Afghan Air Force helicopter incidents
14 helicopter incidents involving Afghan Air Force recorded in the RotorAlert database, from 2014 to 2026.
Total incidents
14
Confirmed fatalities
29
Fatal incidents
7
Fatal rate
50.0%
| Date | Location | Aircraft | Fatalities | Severity | Cause | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | 🌐Nusay, Darwaz-e Bala district, Afghanistan | Mil Mi-17 | 7 | fatal | Hostile action | RFE/RL ↗ |
| 2025-09-10 | 🌐Ghor province, Afghanistan | Mil Mi-17 | — | serious | Mechanical failure | Amu TV ↗ |
| 2024-05-15 | 🌐Firozkoh, Afghanistan | Mil Mi-17-1V | 1 | fatal | Unknown | CGTN ↗ |
| 2023-05-21 | 🌐Sayyad, Khulm district, Afghanistan | MD Helicopters MD530F Cayuse Warrior | 2 | fatal | Wire strike | Associated Press |
| 2022-09-10 | 🌐National Defence University, Kabul, Afghanistan | Sikorsky UH-60A+ Black Hawk | 3 | fatal | Mechanical failure | Washington Post |
| 2022-06-17 | 🌐Panjshir, Afghanistan | Mil Mi-17V-5 | — | serious | Hostile action | Afghan MoD |
| 2021-07-29 | 🌐Bolan area, Afghanistan | MD Helicopters MD530F Cayuse Warrior | — | serious | Unknown | Aviation Safety Network |
| 2020-09-24 | 🌐Pul-e-Khumri, Afghanistan | MD Helicopters MD530F Cayuse Warrior | 2 | fatal | Unknown | Tolo News ↗ |
| 2020-07-27 | 🌐Kajaki district, Afghanistan | Sikorsky UH-60A | — | serious | Unknown | Tolo News ↗ |
| 2020-02-17 | 🌐Khash Rod district, Afghanistan | MD Helicopters MD530F Cayuse Warrior | — | serious | Mechanical failure | Khaama Press ↗ |
| 2019-10-15 | 🌐Dara-i-Hairatan, near Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan | Mil Mi-17V-5 | 7 | fatal | Mechanical failure | Xinhua ↗ |
| 2016-10-09 | 🌐Dand-e Ghori district, Afghanistan | Mil Mi-17 | 7 | fatal | Mechanical failure | Reuters |
| 2015-05-17 | 🌐Khak-e Jabbar district, Afghanistan | MD Helicopters MD530F Cayuse Warrior | — | serious | Pilot error | US Army Flightfax |
| 2014-07-03 | 🌐Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan | Mil Mi-17 | — | serious | Hostile action | Wall Street Journal |