Kabul, Dhu-AlHijjah 22, 1439, Sep 2, 2018, SPA -- At least three people were killed when a helicopter crashed during take-off in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province on Sunday, officials said. The casualties were two Afghan army members and a foreign pilot, Hanif Rezaye, a spokesman for the army in Balkh, told dpa. Rezaye said at least three others, including another foreign crew member, had been injured in the incident, which happened at the Afghan army command centre in the Balkh on Sunday morning. Seven other passengers had been rescued, he said, and the injured were being treated at the base hospital. However, Mohammad Afzal Hadid, a provincial council member, said at least 10 people had been killed in the crash. Both officials said the helicopter was contracted. The identity of the foreign pilot is not known. --SPA 16:23 LOCAL TIME 13:23 GMT 0015 www.spa.gov.sa/w742885