Afghan Pilot Must Rejoin Air Force or Leave US Protection: Report

An Afghan air force major under US protection at a US base in Afghanistan--with his family--who was originally promised asylum in the US, says he has now been told he will have to leave the US base if he does not rejoin the Afghan air force, Stars and Stripes reported.

Army Helicopter Crash Lands in Maidan Wardak, 9 Killed

Nine people, including a pilot and five security force members, on board an Mi-17 helicopter belonged to Afghan army were killed after it crash landed in Behsud district in Maidan Wardak province, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Thursday.