There was confusion over the number of casualties in the crash, which took place in Taliban-controlled territory, as well as who the plane belonged to.
A passenger plane crashed in a Taliban-controlled area outside Kabul on Monday, officials said. Details on how many were on board, or whether anyone survived, were unclear.
The plane, which local media reported was traveling between the southern province of Kandahar and the capital, Kabul, crashed in the district of Deh Yak in Ghazni Province, said Adam Khan Sirat, a spokesman for the Ghazni police.
“We don’t know about the casualties so far,” Mr. Sirat said.
Amanullah Kamrani, a member of the Ghazni provincial council, said that the area of the crash was under Taliban control and that the Afghan security forces had no access to the area.
The plane, according to local officials in Ghazni, was operated by Ariana Afghan Airlines, the national carrier. Sarwar Danish, Afghanistan’s vice president, also said at a public gathering soon after the crash that the plane had belonged to Ariana.
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But Alem Shah Ibrahimi, the president of Ariana, would not confirm the news. He said the company’s initial information showed that “all our fleet are located.”
With many of the country’s major highways threatened by the Taliban and the intensifying war, Afghans rely on airlines to travel to Kabul and other places. The airlines have repeatedly come under criticism for flying old planes, with several deadly crashes over the past decade.
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