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This occurred on a military base, so the Afghans are out of the investigative picture, I'm told. Let the NTSB review the evidence and announce the cause.
Well they are out of the picture, all right. But that is just because they happen to be a country occupied by american forces and have no say in anything, so...
Other than that, the international law is pretty clear here:
The accident occured within Afghan airspace/territory.
Furthermore this was a civil aircraft and not a military/state aircraft.
The investigation is therefore under the authority of the Afghans - read Art. 26 Chicago Convention.
In the unlikely case that an Afghan investigator should show up at the gates of Bagram airbase, they would have to let him in to do his job.
Last edited by janeczku; 2nd May 2013 at 06:10.
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If reports are true, the Afghans have stated they will not investigate. In any case, the NTSB would have a major role, regardless of the Chicago Convention. Afghanistan these days is about as Third World as it gets.
I think, given the state of the country (see above sentence), the NTSB folks will fly into Bagram AFB directly. Getting through the gate to investigate a CRAF aircraft accident on a military base would be a non-issue, especially if they are already "inside the wire" to be housed in transient quarters.