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Top Afghan Army General Killed in Chopper Crash

Published January 14, 2015

Associated Press

The defense ministry says a top Afghan army general has been killed in a helicopter crash in western Afghanistan.

Gen. Fazaludin Sayar was one of the Afghan army's four regional commanders, in charge of the entire west of the country.

Defense Ministry spokesman Gen. Mohammad Zahir Azimi says the craft crashed Thursday morning in bad weather. Twelve others aboard were also killed.

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