A ministry spokesman said authorities were trying to determine whether anyone had died in the accident on the Helmand River and whether any Taliban fighters were on board.
Helmand Province is a traditional Taliban stronghold.
The Defense Ministry said today 20 militants were killed in an operation NATO, U.S. and Afghan forces launched this week against the Taliban.
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