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Helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills two RAF staff Afghanistan helicopter crash: Two RAF staff among five dead
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Two RAF personnel have been killed in a helicopter crash in Kabul, Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. Five people, including two RAF personnel, have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
A spokesman said an investigation was under way but confirmed it was "an accident and not the result of insurgent activity". The Puma Mk2 helicopter crashed as it was landing at Nato's Resolute Support mission headquarters, Kabul. Nato has not released the nationalities of the other victims or the five left injured.
The Puma Mk2 helicopter crashed as it was landing at Nato's Resolute Support mission headquarters on Sunday. A Ministry of Defence spokesman said the crash was "an accident and not the result of insurgent activity".
The families of the victims have been informed and asked for a period of grace before their names are released. The families of the British victims have been informed, the MoD said.
They have asked for a period of grace before their names are released.
Convoy attack
The two RAF personnel were from 230 and 33 squadrons, both of which are based at RAF Benson, Oxfordshire, the MoD spokesman said.
He added: "The helicopter crashed while landing at the headquarters of Resolute Support: the Nato train, advise and assist mission in Afghanistan.
"The incident is currently under investigation but we can confirm that it was an accident and not the result of insurgent activity."
British combat troops pulled out of Afghanistan a year ago after a conflict that lasted 13 years and in which 454 UK troops lost their lives.
Nato's Resolute Support mission, which was launched after its combat mission ended, consists of more than 13,000 troops from 42 countries, including nearly 500 UK troops.
It focuses on training and supporting Afghan security forces and institutions.
The coalition aircraft crashed with 10 people on board, Resolute Support said in a statement.
"The incident resulted in the death of five Resolute Support personnel and the injury of five others," it said. "It is Resolute Support policy to defer casualty identification to the relevant national authority. The incident is currently under investigation."
The accident comes after a convoy of UK military vehicles was attacked in Kabul, the Afghan capital, on Sunday morning. Seven people were injured and there were no UK casualties, the MoD said.