Russian Falcon 10 aircraft.
The accident occurred on Sunday morning (January 21) in Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Badakhshan, Zabihullah Amiri, head of the local Department of Culture and Information, told Tolo news agency. A search team has been sent to the area, Amiri added.
According to Rosaviatsia, the plane was a Falcon 10 corporate jet, registered to a Russian company. The plane was en route from Gaya in India to Moscow via Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent.
Rosaviatsia data shows that there were 4 crew members and 2 passengers on board.
Afghan Taliban government spokesman Abdul Wahid Rayan said in a statement at X (formerly Twitter) that the plane crashed due to engine failure. He also confirmed that there were “seven Russians abroad” and that the plane was owned by a Moroccan company.
The Falcon 10 was the first business jet from French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation, produced from 1971 to 1989, but remains popular on the secondary market.
