A US-made helicopter crashed during Taliban training in Kabul on Saturday, killing its two pilots and a crew member, the Afghan Defense Minister said.
The accident of the “Black Hawk”, an American helicopter, occurred on Saturday on the campus of the Afghan capital’s Defense University.
It crashed due to “a technical problem during an exercise”, killing three, the ministry said, adding that five other crew members were injured.
During their chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan a year ago, the US military left behind billions of dollars worth of aviation equipment, weapons and even vehicles, most of which were rendered unusable.
Some helicopters were also flown by former Afghan government forces to countries in Central Asia before the Taliban took full control of the country.
The Taliban have managed to repair some devices including helicopters, which are now piloted by pilots from the former Afghan government forces.
On August 31, the Taliban held a grand parade displaying their military equipment to celebrate the first anniversary of the departure of the last American soldiers from the country.