precipita Ilyushin IL-76 in Afghanistan

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A Silk Way Airlines Ilyushin IL-76 on behalf of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), registration 4K-AZ55 performing a freight flight from Baku (Azerbaijan) to Bagram Air Force Base (Afghanistan) with 9 crew and 18 tons of cargo (automobiles and trailers), was on approach to Bagram's Air Force Base, located about 22.5 nm north of Kabul, when radar contact was lost with the aircraft that was flying about 13.5nm from Kabul descending through 4000 meters/13000 feet at around 00:10L (19:40Z Jul 5th), no emergency call and no report about any anomaly had been received from the crew. The aircraft was located in flames on a mountain side near Akhshay in the Ghorband/Syahgerd district at 3800 meters of elevation. Eight bodies have been recovered from the crasThe provincial governor reported eight bodies were recovered from the crash site, it was impossible the ninth could have survived the impact. The airplane broke up in about 10 larger parts.

The Ghorband district is located just west of the Kabul and Bagram districts.

Metars Kabul:
OAKB 052250Z 00000KT CAVOK 22/01 Q1014 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU
OAKB 052150Z 06003KT CAVOK 21/01 Q1014 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU
OAKB 052050Z 05003KT CAVOK 22/03 Q1014 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU
OAKB 051950Z 35001KT CAVOK 25/M03 Q1014 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU
OAKB 051850Z 33008KT CAVOK 26/M04 Q1014 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU
OAKB 051750Z 34008KT CAVOK 28/M03 Q1013 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU
OAKB 051650Z 05006KT CAVOK 26/03 Q1012 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU
OAKB 051550Z 08006KT CAVOK 28/04 Q1012 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU