Police say a helicopter belonging to a Turkish company has crashed into houses near the Afghan capital Kabul and that 10 people were killed in the crash.

Mohammad Zahir, head of the Kabul criminal investigation department, says eight of the dead were on board the aircraft and two were on the ground.

He says authorities are trying to determine the nationality of the people who were on the helicopter.

Police officer Pashtun says the helicopter crashed Friday, March 16, in Bagrami district of Kabul province, The Associated Press reported.