The commander of Afghanistan's former ruling Taliban group says his guerrillas did not shoot down a passenger plane which crashed two days ago.

Taliban leader Mullah Dadullah says his guerrillas were not responsible for the plane coming down. He says the group is saddened by the tragedy.

NATO helicopters found the wreckage of the Afghan airliner on a mountain top near the Afghanistan capital Kabul.

One hundred and four people were on board, including nine Turks, four Americans and three Italians.

Authorities say they are still searching for any survivors.

Earlier authorities say all 96 passengers and eight crew had been killed.

Source: CRI News