President Karzai Saddened by Plane Crash

Date: Nov 17, 2008
Arg, Kabul – H.E. Hamid Karzai, President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, was deeply saddened by an Afghan passenger plane crash in which all on board were killed.

A passenger plane of the private Pamir Airliner en route from northern Kundoz province to Kabul presumably crashed Monday in Salang Pass with 44 people on board including its.

President Karzai instructed the Ministry of Civil Aviation and other relevant authorities to put to use all resources to locate and investigate the cause of the crash.

President Hamid Karzai extends deep sympathies and condolences to the families of the victims.