Crew of crashed Pakistani helicopter return to Islamabad
The crew members were released by Taliban on Friday.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - The crew members of Punjab Government’s Mi 17 helicopter that had crash-landed in Afghanistan have safely returned to Islamabad today (Saturday), Dunya News reported.
Seven people were taken hostage by the Taliban militants after the helicopter crash-landed in Logar province on 4th August.
After being released by the Taliban on Friday, the crew members were handed over to the Pakistani authorities in Kurram Agency.
The Pakistani authorities said the helicopter crashed while it was flying to Russia for maintenance and seven crew members, including a Russian navigator, were taken hostage by a group of militants.
The Afghan authorities confirmed the Pakistani authorities had requested to use the Afghan airspace for the flight of the Mi-17 helicopter to Uzbekistan for repair.
