Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday called for an investigation to be launched to assess a $255,000 salary received by Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi, the acting Minister of Finance--and top adviser to President Ashraf Ghani--by the US-based Institute for State Effectiveness.

Earlier this week TOLOnews obtained documents revealing that Qayoumi received a $255,000 salary from a private organization in the US in 2017, called the “Institute for State Effectiveness,” which was founded by President Ashraf Ghani in 2013.

An Afghan military helicopter crashed on Tuesday evening in the Hairatan area of Balkh province with seven crew members on board, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Rohullah Ahmadzai, confirmed.

The helicopter belonged to the 777 Army Special Forces and was engaged in a practice flight when it crashed due to technical issues.Seven people, including three crew members, were killed, Ahmadzai said.