Plane crashes in Afghan, casualties: Official

Monday, April 24, 2006, 14:07 [IST]

Kandahar (Afghanistan), Apr 24: An unidentified aircraft crashed in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand today, causing some casualties, a provincial official said.

The plane crashed into a residential area close to an airfield used by U.S.-led troops in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital of Helmand, according to Mahaiuddin, administrative chief for the province. The cause of the crash was unclear.

British Defence Secretary John Reid was due on Monday to visit British troops stationed in Helmand, which has borne the brunt of growing insurgency by Taliban fighters.

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