Four people were killed Sunday when a contractor helicopter for NATO-led forces crashed in the Afghanistan's southern province of Zabul, deputy provincial governor said.

 

"A contractor helicopter, which was transporting goods for international forces, was crashed Sunday morning in Shinkay district of Zabul province," Mohammad Jan Rasoulyar told Xinhua.

 

Citing initial reports, the deputy provincial governor, Rasoulyar, said that all four crew were killed in the incident, adding "All the victims were foreign nationals," possibly from Tajikistan.

 

The official said the chopper crashed near a foreign military base in the province with Qalat as its capital 340 south of capital city of Kabul.

 

He said that a technical failure could be the reason for the crash since the weather was poor in the area when the incident happened.

 

This is the fourth helicopter has been crashed in Afghanistan since beginning this year.

 

Six American soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed when a military helicopter went down in southern Helmand province on Jan. 19; while the reaming two had left three casualties.

 

(VietNamNet/Xinhuanet)