Wreckage of jet found in mountains

A Nato helicopter searching for an Afghan jet that disappeared during a snowstorm with 104 people aboard, found what appears to be the wreckage of the plane today in the forbidding mountains east of the capital, officials said.

Wreckage of jet found in mountains

A Nato helicopter searching for an Afghan jet that disappeared during a snowstorm with 104 people aboard, found what appears to be the wreckage of the plane today in the forbidding mountains east of the capital, officials said.

“The wreckage of the plane was found near Band-e Ghazi,” said Gen. Mahbub Amiri, a senior Afghan commander.

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