An official said the helicopter crashed due to bad weather. Meanwhile, a Taliban spokesman claimed the militants shot it down.
An Afghan army helicopter crashed in southwestern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 25 crew and passengers, provincial officials said.
Naser Mehri, a spokesman for the governor of western Farah province, said two army helicopters were on their way to neighbouring Herat province when one lost control.
He said the aircraft crashed in bad weather. A Taliban spokesman said the militants shot it down.
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