The Russian aviation authorities have been in contact with the authorities of Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
To Moscow the jet plane on its way disappeared from the radar over Afghanistan on Saturday evening and is now missing, according to the Russian air traffic authority Rosaviatsia, according to the Reuters news agency.
According to the authorities, the 10-seater small plane, which was in private use, was on its way from India via Uzbekistan to Moscow, Russia. The aircraft is registered in Russia.
At the time of the disappearance, there were six people on board the French-made Dassault Falcon 10 jet, including two passengers and four crew members. The Russian state-owned news agency Tass says the two passengers are Russian citizens.
According to the Russian authorities, the plane was manufactured in 1978 and is privately owned.
Authorities have launched a search to find the plane.
The Russian aviation authorities have been in contact with the authorities of Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Earlier on Saturday, police in northern Afghanistan received reports of a plane crash in Badakhshan province, according to Reuters.
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