President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday paid tribute to General Muhayuddin Ghori, who died in a helicopter crash in Badghis on Tuesday.

Speaking at his funeral in Herat city, Ghani said Ghori had been a brave and committed soldier and that it was a sad day for the country.

Ghori had been the commander 207 Zafar Army Corp, for the western zone.

The crash happened at an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Murichan area in Bala Morghab district in Badghis, the MoD said. Early reports indicated a technical problem led to the crash.

At the time of the crash, the helicopter had been carrying at least 11 people, including crew and high-ranking officials from Herat and Badghis provinces.

On Wednesday a number of military commanders also paid tribute to Ghori, and said he had been committed to his country and was a good commander.

Ghori had worked as operations commander, head of military brigade, head of 20th Pamir Army Division and 207 Zafar military corps commander over the past few years.

Ghori managed complicated operations in Helmand province and had cleared most of the province of Taliban, they said.

"He was a military commander and a politician. He was appointed in key positions following the fall of Taliban and he managed to perform his duties successfully," said General Habib Rahman Afzal, deputy head of the strategic and public relations department for the ministry of defense.

Ghori was appointed as head of 20th Pamir Army Division following the fall of Kunduz city to insurgents (last year). He launched many operations there and killed lots of insurgents and developed ways to fight the Taliban.

"He killed lots of the enemies in Kunduz city and set up rules and regulations in the city. He maintained security and disarmed individuals who existed in the city," said Sayed Qurban Musavi, chief of the 20th Pamir Battalion staff.

Ghori was born in 1949 in Ghor province and after completing his Bachelor's degree at Kabul military university, he went abroad and attended a military university where he got his Master's Degree in Military.

He joined the army in 1979.