'We can say with complete clarity that the plane was shot down by Russia. [...] We are not saying that it was done intentionally, but it was done,' he told Azerbaijani state television.
Kavelashvili is hard-line critic of the West
Deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India during the massive student-led protests of her regime in Bangladesh earlier this year
Pakistan last week launched an operation to destroy a training facility and kill insurgents in Afghanistan
Nomadic traders from Kashmir face harassment by Hindu extremist groups in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh
His statement stopped short of saying the plane was shot down by Russian air defenses
It is the first public admission by a senior Taliban leader regarding the presence of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan operatives in the country
The Taliban's return to power brought restrictions for women, but a collective of writers found hope in a WhatsApp group; their messages are now a book
The comments echo outside aviation experts who blamed the deadly crash on Russian air defense systems responding to a Ukrainian attack
The crash killed 38 people and injured all 29 survivors
Singh became one of India's longest-serving prime ministers and earned a reputation as a man of great personal integrity
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