US-made helicopter crashes during training exercise in Kabul, three killed

 A US Blackhawk helicopter crashed in the Afghan capital while the Taliban were carrying out a training exercise, killing three people.

The British news agency Reuters, referring to the statement of the spokesman of the Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan, Inayatullah Khwarazmi, said that "an American Blackhawk helicopter, which was being flown for the purpose of training, however, due to a technical problem, it crashed." has crashed on the campus of the National Defense University.'

He also said that five people were also injured in the incident.

The Taliban also seized US-made planes and helicopters after taking control of the country in August last year, but it is not clear how many of them were flyable because US troops deliberately killed the troops before withdrawing. The equipment was disabled, while Afghan forces flew some helicopters to Central Asian countries.

It should be remembered that on August 17, the Taliban had made successful flights of a few planes and helicopters.

Defense Ministry spokesman Inayatullah Khwarazmi told Reuters after the flights that the Taliban had recently repaired some of the helicopters that were flown on a test basis.

He did not specify which country they were made in, but said that "all types of aircraft" were being tested.

It was not clear where or by whom technical assistance was obtained to repair the helicopters.

Taliban officials have previously vowed to induct former Afghan soldiers, pilots, mechanics and other experts into the security forces.

A statement from the Ministry of Defense said that its team of engineers recently repaired 35 tanks, 15 Humvees and 20 American Navastar vehicles.

The Taliban took control of the country in August last year, and Monday marked its anniversary, which the hardline group celebrated with aerial fire.

The US military disabled 70 planes and dozens of military vehicles on the way, and also disabled the air defense system at the airport before leaving Kabul.

The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction said that between 2002 and 2017, the United States provided the Afghan government with more than $28 billion in defense equipment, including weapons, vehicles, night vision devices, aircraft and other surveillance equipment.