Manila: The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed that six Filipinos were among the eight fatalities in Wednesday's cargo plane crash near the Afghan capital, Kabul.
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesman Ed Malaya said they received information from the Philippine Embassy in Pakistan confirming that six Filipinos were among the dead in Wednesday's crash of a C-130 cargo aircraft operated by PAE Justice Support.
PAE Justice Support is a private contractor operating in Afghanistan which provides logisitical support and security services at the Bagram Air Base, a facility operated by the United States military.
Identities withheld
The official refused to name the fatalities pending confirmation of their identities and upon notification of their next of kin.
Aside from the six Filipinos an Indian and a Kenyan national, were also killed in the crash.
The eight were passengers of a cargo plane owned by Trans Afrique a Ghana firm contracted by a US firm. The plane was en route from Bagram Air Base to Kabul Airport when it crashed in the vicinity of Kabul.
Malaya said a joint Afghan-international security force is conducting a search and retrieval mission.
The Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs has directed the Embassy to provide assistance and to coordinate with their employers for the repatriation of the remains and entitlement to benefits.
