Afghanistan: Three people killed in helicopter crash
Kabul, Sept 2 (IBNS): A helicopter crash in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province left at least three people killed on Sunday, media reports said.
The deceased people included a foreign pilot, reports said.
Mohammad Hanif Rezaee, spokesman for the 209th Shaheen Military Corps, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place near a military base at 7:30am.
The chopper went down due to technical issues, he told the Afghanistan-based news agency.
Three others army personnel were injured in the incident.
Four people were rescued by officials.
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