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Kandahar: very big kaboom thwarted, Afghan AF helicopter crashed
 Afghan forces thwart deadly bombing in Kandahar by defusing a 500kg aircraft bomb [KhaamaPress] The Afghan security forces have thwarted a deadly explosion in southern Kandahar province by discovering and defusing a 500kg aircraft bomb. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in a statement said the bomb was discovered and defused in Takhtar Pul district of the province. The statement further added that the anti-government armed militants were looking to detonate the bomb as part of their ongoing terrorist related activities. The anti-government armed militants including Taliban have not commented regarding the report so far. This comes as the security situation in southern Kandahar province has deteriorated during the recent months. Taliban militants continuously attempt to carry out attacks against the government and security institutions in this province. 2 Afghan Air Force pilots wounded as MD-530 helicopter crash-lands in Kandahar [KhaamaPress] Two Afghan Air Force pilots were slightly wounded after an MD-530 helicopter crash-landed in Kandahar Airfield, the Ministry of Defense said Wednesday. According to a statement released by Ministry of Defense, the incident took place at around 6:45pm local time. The statement further added that the helicopter had returned from a training mission and crashed-landed due to a technical issue. The Afghan Air Force uses MD-530F Warrior helicopters to provide close-air support to the Afghan ground forces. This comes as a coalition unmanned aerial vehicle also crashed after experiencing engine failure in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan earlier today. “One of our unmanned aircraft experienced engine failure and crashed in Helmand province today. We are working to recover it,” informed military sources said. Posted by: trailing wife 2019-04-11 |
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