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Afghanistan

Occurrences in Afghanistan.

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Occurrences2926 accidents · 2 incidents · 22 mapped
Fatal occurrences20Fatality total known for 25 of 29
Reported fatalities482Plus 3 serious injuries reported
Years1979–202425 Dec 1979 – 20 Jan 2024

By year

Afghanistan: occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19791 occurrences in 1979, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2005 (3).147
19831 occurrences in 1983, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2005 (3).119
19841 occurrences in 1984, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2005 (3).111
19851 occurrences in 1985, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2005 (3).152
19861 occurrences in 1986, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2005 (3).131
19951 occurrences in 1995, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2005 (3).00
19981 occurrences in 1998, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2005 (3).145
20041 occurrences in 2004, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2005 (3).16
20053 occurrences in 2005, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2005 (3).2122
20061 occurrences in 2006, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2005 (3).114
20103 occurrences in 2010, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2005 (3).252
20112 occurrences in 2011, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2005 (3).248
20123 occurrences in 2012, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2005 (3).13
20131 occurrences in 2013, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2005 (3).17
20142 occurrences in 2014, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2005 (3).00
20151 occurrences in 2015, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2005 (3).114
20162 occurrences in 2016, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2005 (3).17
20202 occurrences in 2020, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2005 (3).12
20241 occurrences in 2024, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2005 (3).12

Aircraft types

Afghanistan: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Ilyushin IL-764367
Boeing 73731105
Antonov AN-122238
Boeing CH-472139
Antonov AN-241144
Antonov AN-261152
Bell 214113
Boeing 7271145
Boeing 747117
Boeing 767100

Airports most often reported

Afghanistan: airports most often reported
AirportOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
Kabul International Airport (KBL)Kabul International Airport (KBL): 2 occurrences, 6.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.6.9%00
Camp Shorabak Airfield (OAZ)Camp Shorabak Airfield (OAZ): 1 occurrences, 3.4% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Kabul International Airport (KBL), 2).3.4%00
Dwyer Airport (DWR)Dwyer Airport (DWR): 1 occurrences, 3.4% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Kabul International Airport (KBL), 2).3.4%00
Tarinkot Airport (TII)Tarinkot Airport (TII): 1 occurrences, 3.4% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Kabul International Airport (KBL), 2).3.4%00

Deadliest occurrences

Afghanistan: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
Kam Air Flight 9043 Feb 2005105Pamir Mountains1
1985 Bakhtar Afghan Airlines Antonov An-26 shootdown4 Sept 198552Afghanistan1
Il-76 crash near Kabul (1979)25 Dec 19794736 km northwest of Kabul (Democratic Republic of Afghanistan)1
1998 Ariana Afghan Airlines Boeing 727 crash19 Mar 199845Shakh-e Barantay Mountain1
Pamir Airways Flight 11217 May 201044Shakardara District, 20 km from Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan1
Extortion 17 shootdown6 Aug 201139Tangi Valley, Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan1
An-12 crash near Kabul (1986)29 Nov 19863124 km from Kabul Airport, Kabul (Democratic Republic of Afghanistan)1
Bakhtar Afghan Airlines accident near Ghazni10 Mar 198319near Ghazni, Afghanistan1
2005 Spanish helicopter accident in Afghanistan16 Aug 20051720 km south of Herat, Afghanistan1
2015 Jalalabad USAF C-130J crash2 Oct 201514Jalalabad Airport, Jalalabad, Afghanistan1

All occurrences

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  1. 2024 Falcon 10 accident in Badakhshan

    20 Jan 2024 · Vicinity of Pidew, Kuf Ab District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan · 2 fatal · not on the map

  2. CHI Aviation Sikorsky S61 N accident

    20 Apr 2020 · Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan

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  3. 2020 United States Air Force E-11A crash

    27 Jan 2020 · Dih Yak District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan · 2 fatal · not on the map

  4. Safi Airways Boeing 737 46J accident

    12 Dec 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan

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  5. 2016 Silk Way Airlines Antonov An-12 crash

    18 May 2016 · Dwyer Airport, Lashkargah, Afghanistan · 7 fatal

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  6. 2015 Jalalabad USAF C-130J crash

    2 Oct 2015 · Jalalabad Airport, Jalalabad, Afghanistan · 14 fatal

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  7. DCA15WA028 · Boeing 737-400

    7 Nov 2014 · Kabul, Afghanistan

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  8. Omni Air International Boeing 767 36N accident

    20 Jun 2014 · Kabul, Afghanistan

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  9. National Airlines Flight 102

    29 Apr 2013 · Bagram Airfield, Parwan Province, Afghanistan · 7 fatal

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  10. DCA13CA008 · Bombardier Inc DHC-8-315

    17 Oct 2012 · Kabul, Afghanistan

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  11. Swift Air McDonnell Douglas MD80 accident

    24 Jan 2012 · Kabul, Afghanistan

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  12. AAR Airlift Bell 214 ST accident

    16 Jan 2012 · Camp Bastion, Afghanistan · 3 fatal

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  13. Extortion 17 shootdown

    6 Aug 2011 · Tangi Valley, Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan · 39 fatal

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  14. Silk Way Airlines Flight 995

    6 Jul 2011 · Ghorband District, approx. 40 km SW of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan · 9 fatal · not on the map

  15. Transafrik International Flight 662

    12 Oct 2010 · Near Hamid Karzai International Airport · 8 fatal

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  16. World Airways McDonnell Douglas MD-11F incident

    22 Sept 2010 · Kabul, Afghanistan

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  17. Pamir Airways Flight 112

    17 May 2010 · Shakardara District, 20 km from Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan · 44 fatal

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  18. 2006 Royal Air Force Nimrod crash

    2 Sept 2006 · Chalaghor in the Panjwaye District of Kandahar, Afghanistan · 14 fatal · not on the map

  19. 2005 Spanish helicopter accident in Afghanistan

    16 Aug 2005 · 20 km south of Herat, Afghanistan · 17 fatal

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  20. Chinook helicopter shootdown – June 2005

    28 Jun 2005 · Unknown location · not on the map

  21. Kam Air Flight 904

    3 Feb 2005 · Pamir Mountains · 105 fatal

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  22. Blackwater 61 crash

    27 Nov 2004 · Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan · 6 fatal

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  23. 1998 Ariana Afghan Airlines Boeing 727 crash

    19 Mar 1998 · Shakh-e Barantay Mountain · 45 fatal

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  24. 1995 Airstan Ilyushin Il-76 hijacking

    3 Aug 1995 · Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan

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  25. An-12 crash near Kabul (1986)

    29 Nov 1986 · 24 km from Kabul Airport, Kabul (Democratic Republic of Afghanistan) · 31 fatal

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  26. 1985 Bakhtar Afghan Airlines Antonov An-26 shootdown

    4 Sept 1985 · Afghanistan · 52 fatal · not on the map

  27. Il-76 crash near Kabul (1984)

    27 Oct 1984 · 20 km southeast of Kabul (Democratic Republic of Afghanistan) · 11 fatal

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  28. Bakhtar Afghan Airlines accident near Ghazni

    10 Mar 1983 · near Ghazni, Afghanistan · 19 fatal

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  29. Il-76 crash near Kabul (1979)

    25 Dec 1979 · 36 km northwest of Kabul (Democratic Republic of Afghanistan) · 47 fatal · not on the map