The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The Secretary-General is deeply saddened by the news of the helicopter crash on the outskirts of the Afghan capital, Kabul, which claimed the lives of over a dozen Turkish soldiers and Afghan civilians.
The Secretary-General wishes to convey his profound sympathies to the families and loved ones of the victims, and expresses his condolences to the Governments of Afghanistan and Turkey.
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