An Afghan army helicopter carrying 25 people crashed in western Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing all those on board. The aircraft crashed due to "bad weather" in Anar Dara district, which borders ...

Cockpit conversations a few minutes before the crash indicate that the crew may not have had accurate altitude readings, with the helicopter’s pilot calling out that they were at 300 feet (91 ...

During his military service - which included 20 years in the Ukrainian army - he served in Afghanistan and other ... including rescuing victims of a plane crash in Somalia in 2015.

The NTSB's preliminary report points to potential unreliable altitude readings from the helicopter and ATC communication issues as contributing factors in the crash. Inconsistent altitude readings ...