An Afghan army jet was shot down by Uzbek air defence forces and crashed after crossing the border into Uzbekistan, the Uzbek defence ministry stated on Monday.
The Afghan authorities collapsed on Sunday and the Taliban insurgents took management of the capital Kabul. learn extra
The jet crashed late on Sunday in Uzbekistan’s southernmost Surxondaryo province adjoining to Afghanistan.
“Uzbekistan’s air defence forces prevented an attempt by an Afghan military aircraft to illegally cross Uzbekistan’s border,” defence ministry spokesman Bahrom Zulfikorov stated.
He didn’t say how many individuals had been on board or whether or not they have survived the crash.
Russia’s RIA information company earlier on Monday cited Uzbekistan’s defence ministry as saying the pilot had ejected and was injured.
On Sunday, Uzbekistan stated it had detained 84 Afghan troopers who had crossed the border and sought medical assist.
