Plane Crashes in Northern Afghanistan

A cargo aircraft chartered by foreign military troops crashed in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, but it was not immediately clear if there were any casualties, Afghan provincial officials said on Wednesday.

The plane was not an aircraft belonging to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, a spokesman for this force said.  Abdul Baseer Salangi, the provincial governor of Parwan, said a cargo aircraft chartered by foreign troops had crashed in a mountainous area of Siagerd district.

“There was a big explosion when the aircraft hit the mountains late last night,” Abdul Haleem, the district chief of Siagerd, said.