Helicopter crash kills 1, injures 12 in west Afghanistan

STORY: Helicopter crash kills 1, injures 12 in west Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: May 15, 2024 DATELINE: May 16, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:26 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of west Afghanistan's Ghor province STORYLINE: One person was killed with 12 others injured as a helicopter crashed in Firoz Koah, the provincial capital of west Afghanistan's Ghor province, on Wednesday, provincial government spokesperson Abdul Wahid Hamas said. "The MI-17 model helicopter of the air force, which was busy in a rescue operation to recover bodies from a river in Firoz Koah city this morning, made an emergency landing due to technical problems. As a result, one on board was killed and 12 others were injured," Hamas said. Without providing more details, the official added that an investigation has been initiated into the incident. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)