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muriel_volestrangler

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1. Updated at Reuters to say it wasn't an Ariana Afghan plane; airline is still unsure

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Mon Jan 27, 2020, 08:15 AM

Jan 2020

Two officials from Ghazni province said the crashed aircraft appeared to belong to a foreign company, and not to state-owned Ariana Afghan Airlines as officials had previously believed.

“There is no exact information on casualties and name of the airline,” Ghazni provincial governor Wahidullah Kaleemzai told private broadcaster TOLOnews.

Dozens of private entities operate planes and helicopters across Afghanistan to move military contractors and aid.

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Updated at Reuters to say it wasn't an Ariana Afghan plane; airline is still unsure muriel_volestrangler Jan 2020 #1

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