Afghan plane crashes 'into homes'
A civilian plane has crashed after overrunning the runway at the main airport in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, security officials say.
A BBC correspondent at the scene of the crash says that the number of casualties is unclear but there are reports that at least one person has been killed.
Our correspondent says that the plane crashed into a housing settlement close to the airport at Lashkar Gah, the main town in Helmand.
Security officials say that there were an unspecified number of people inside the "small white plane".
Our correspondent says that coalition security forces at the scene of the accident are dealing with the accident, and have prevented panic-stricken residents of the housing settlement from returning to their homes.
The airport has in the past been criticised for the poor quality of its runway and for the fact that residential houses may have been built too close to the runway.
Plane crashes in southern Helmand
KANDAHAR (AIP): A plane crashed in Helmand province of Afghanistan on Monday and some casualties have also happened in the crash, officials said.
Governor of Helmand province Mulla Muhammad Amir told Afghan Islamic Press that the plane crashed in residential area by overrunning an airstrip on landing and there were casualties in the plane.
He said that it was military plane and damaged.
Eyewitnesses told Afghan Islamic Press that a big and white plane crashed near Helmand airport and ploughed into tents of Kuchis (Nomads) near the airport.
It is to be mentioned here that there were reports that UK Defence secretary will vitist Helmand province today.