30 November 2016

News Story: Afghan army general dies in helicopter crash in restive province

KABUL, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan army general has been killed and several army personnel wounded after a helicopter crashed in western Badghis province, sources said.

"Brigadier General Muhayuddin Ghori, commander of Afghan National Army's 207th Zafar Corps based in western Herat province, was martyred after an ANA chopper crashed in Mori Chaq district, Badghis province late Tuesday," a military official told Xinhua anonymously Tuesday.

The province has been the scene of heavy clashes between security forces and Taliban militants over the past couple of months.

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