Plane Crash in Afghanistan: Aircraft That Crashed in Badakhshan Province Not Indian, Confirms DGCA

In a tragic incident on Sunday morning, a DF-10 aircraft registered in Morocco crashed in the mountains of Topkhana, adjacent to the districts of Kuran-Munjan and Zibak in the Badakhshan province. Earlier reports from Afghanistan-based news portal TOLOnews had mistakenly identified the ill-fated aircraft as an Indian passenger flight.

However, an official from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the top regulator for flight services in India, clarified that it was not an Indian plane. The DGCA official stated, "The plane that crashed in the mountains of Topkhana, alongside the districts of Kuran-Munjan and Zibak in Badakhshan province, was a Moroccan-registered DF-10 aircraft."

Ministry of Civil Aviation Clarify On X

The unfortunate plane crash that has just occurred in Afghanistan is neither an Indian Scheduled Aircraft nor a Non Scheduled (NSOP)/Charter aircraft. It is a Moroccan registered small aircraft. More details are awaited.

— MoCA_GoI (@MoCA_GoI) January 21, 2024

"We have received confirmation from Air Traffic Control and other aviation bodies regarding the plane that was involved in the crash. It was identified as a Moroccan-registered DF-10 aircraft," the official added. The Ministry of Civil Aviation also confirmed that the crashed aircraft in Afghanistan was neither an "Indian Scheduled Aircraft nor a Non-Scheduled (NSOP)/Charter aircraft."

Plane Crash Reported in Afghanistan Mountains by TOLO News:

An Indian passenger plane crashed in the mountains of Topkhana alongside the districts of Kuran-Munjan and Zibak of Badakhshan province, reports Afghanistan's TOLO News citing head of the Department of Information and Culture of Badakhshan, Zabihullah Amiri pic.twitter.com/v1oaDCwOHH

— ANI (@ANI) January 21, 2024

Despite initial confusion in the reports, it has now been clarified that the tragic incident involved a Moroccan-registered aircraft and not an Indian passenger flight. The exact details of the crash, including the cause and potential casualties, are yet to be disclosed. The plane, as reported by TOLOnews, crashed in the mountains of Topkhana alongside the districts of Kuran-Munjan and Zibak in Badakhshan.