An aerial view of the snow-capped Pamir mountains in the Wakhan district of Badakhshan province,
An aerial view of the snow-capped Pamir mountains in the Wakhan district of Badakhshan province,
  • A private jet carrying six people crashed in Afghanistan, reports say.
  • A Russian businessman and his bed-ridden wife were on the flight, which was a medical evacuation.
  • It is not yet clear how many survivors there are.

A Russian businessman and his wife are believed to have been on a private jet that crashed in Afghanistan during a medical evacuation, according to local reports.

Authorities in Afghanistan reported on Sunday that an aircraft carrying six people had crashed in the mountainous province of Badakhshan, per the Associated Press.