Tashkent: An aircraft with identification signs of the Afghan Air Force crashed in the Sherabad district of the Surkhandarya Region bordering Afghanistan on Sunday evening. The Defense Ministry of Uzbekistan is studying reports of the plane crash in the Surkhandarya region, citing Gazeta.uz newspaper reported TASS.
“An aircraft with identification signs of the Afghan Air Force crashed in the Sherabad district of the Surkhandarya Region on the evening of August 15. Photos and videos posted on the Internet showed parts of the crashed plane and at least one injured person,” the statement said.
“The press office of the Defense Ministry has said it is studying the situation,” the paper said, reported TASS.
Following the decision of US President Joe Biden on April 14 to wrap up the military operation in Afghanistan, the situation in Afghanistan deteriorated dramatically as the Taliban radical seized Kabul and is in almost full control of the entire country.
Meanwhile, the US military has taken over the security at the Kabul airport to execute the massive airlift of diplomat presence in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover of the capital city, The Wall Street Journal reported. ANI
