On 17 May 2010, the flight operated by an Antonov An-24 crashed into terrain shortly before it was scheduled to land in Kabul, killing all 39 passengers and 5 crew.

The organisation sent search planes to the last known position of the aircraft, but they were forced to turn back four miles from the believed crash site due to bad weather.

"[10] The search for the aircraft resumed on the morning of 18 May, and the "crash area" was said to be located later that day, according to Yalda Natiq, the transport ministry's head of communications.

Afghan police, local people and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) helicopters were involved in the search.

There are a number of bodies scattered around here," acting transport and civil aviation minister Mohammadullah Batash reported by telephone from the crash site, which is 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Kabul.

ISAF said the crash site was located at an altitude of approximately 13,500 feet (4,100 m) in the Shakardara District of Kabul province.

[16] On 21 May, chief aviation investigator Ghulam Farooq reported that an unknown number of nationals from Australia, Pakistan and Tajikistan were also among the eight foreign passengers aboard the plane.