Five people, including two RAF personnel, have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
The Puma Mk2 helicopter crashed as it was landing at Nato's Resolute Support mission headquarters, Kabul. Nato has not released the nationalities of the other victims or the five left injured. A Ministry of Defence spokesman said the crash was "an accident and not the result of insurgent activity".
The families of the British victims have been informed, the MoD said. They have asked for a period of grace before their names are released.......
The two RAF personnel were from 230 and 33 squadrons, both of which are based at RAF Benson, Oxfordshire, the MoD spokesman said. He added: "The helicopter crashed while landing at the headquarters of Resolute Support: the Nato train, advise and assist mission in Afghanistan. The incident is currently under investigation but we can confirm that it was an accident and not the result of insurgent activity."
BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Beale said: "The BBC understands the RAF Puma that crashed in Kabul had been transferring Nato military personnel..... The cause of the crash is still being investigated but an observation balloon became untethered and landed in the Resolute Support base in Kabul."