A plane has crashed in Ghazni province in Afghanistan due to technical fault, local sources told The National on Monday.
Arif Noori, the spokesperson for the provincial governor, confirmed the crash.
First reports have linked the plane to Ariana airlines.
"A Boeing plane belonging to the Ariana Afghan Airline has crashed in the Sado Khel area of Deh Yak district of Ghazni province around 1:10 p.m. local time," he said.
While Mr Noori said the aircraft belonged to Ariana Airlines, the company has denied their plane was involved.
"Our operation is reviewing the situation and they are doing a stock take of our fleet and will share information as it becomes available" said Alem Ibrahimi, director of Ariana Airlines told The National.
The state-owned airlines plane was reportedly carrying 83 people when it crashed 15 kilometres from the centre of Deh Yak district of Ghazni.
The province is under the control of the Taliban and therefore access for rescue teams will likely need to be negotiated.
There is no official indication of injuries or fatalities.
Ariana Afghan Airlines is Afghanistan's national carrier. The fleet has both Boeing 737's and Airbus A310's – airlines with a capacity of between 160-230 seats.
