According to the publication, the plane crashed in the territory controlled by the Taliban militants *.

Ariana News, citing the Taliban, reports that the movement claimed responsibility for "the crash of an American plane that was engaged in intelligence activities on the territory."

On January 27, media reported that Ariana Afghan Airlines crashed in eastern Afghanistan near Deh Yak.

At the same time, the country's authorities noted that "the plane crashed in Ghazni belonged to a foreign airline."

* "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003 .