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| Afghan plane crash: Mystery over crash in Taliban territory | Afghan plane crash: Mystery over crash in Taliban territory |
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| A plane has crashed and caught fire in eastern Afghanistan, officials say. | |
| The aircraft came down in Ghazni province's Deh Yak district, south-west of the capital Kabul, in an area with a strong Taliban presence. | The aircraft came down in Ghazni province's Deh Yak district, south-west of the capital Kabul, in an area with a strong Taliban presence. |
| Local officials initially said it was a passenger plane belonging to Afghan airline Ariana. | Local officials initially said it was a passenger plane belonging to Afghan airline Ariana. |
| However, the airline said all of its fleet were accounted for, and the country's aviation body later announced that no civilian plane had crashed. | However, the airline said all of its fleet were accounted for, and the country's aviation body later announced that no civilian plane had crashed. |
| Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told the BBC that his group had not yet located the aircraft. | Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told the BBC that his group had not yet located the aircraft. |
| The cause of the crash remains unclear, and no details about casualties have been given. | The cause of the crash remains unclear, and no details about casualties have been given. |