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08-05-2016, 05:18 PM
KABUL: Afghanistan scrambled Friday to free six crew members of a Pakistani helicopter taken hostage by the Taliban after it crash-landed in the country´s volatile east.
Militants set the Mi-17 transport helicopter on fire and took the six crew to a Taliban-controlled area after it made an emergency landing in Logar province on Thursday, local authorities said.
"We have launched an investigation into the incident... and the government has instructed security forces to spare ** efforts to secure the release of the crew members," the Afghan defense ministry said in a statement.
The ministry said Pakistan had sought permission to fly a helicopter, being sent to Russia for overhauling, over Afghan air space.
But it added it was investigating whether the crashed chopper was the one for which permission had been granted.
Russia´s foreign ministry said it was checking media reports that one of their citizens had been taken hostage, adding it was in contact with Afghan and Pakistani authorities to secure his release.
The Taliban have so far **t commented on the incident.
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Militants set the Mi-17 transport helicopter on fire and took the six crew to a Taliban-controlled area after it made an emergency landing in Logar province on Thursday, local authorities said.
"We have launched an investigation into the incident... and the government has instructed security forces to spare ** efforts to secure the release of the crew members," the Afghan defense ministry said in a statement.
The ministry said Pakistan had sought permission to fly a helicopter, being sent to Russia for overhauling, over Afghan air space.
But it added it was investigating whether the crashed chopper was the one for which permission had been granted.
Russia´s foreign ministry said it was checking media reports that one of their citizens had been taken hostage, adding it was in contact with Afghan and Pakistani authorities to secure his release.
The Taliban have so far **t commented on the incident.
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