"Nothing is getting in the way of this holiday, " said David Azra, 20, a visitor from Montreal.

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Seven Turks, two Russians and one Afghan were in a civilian helicopter was forced to land in bad weather in Azra district in Logar province, the aircraft's operator told the BBC.

BBC: Afghan map

Azra, the restive district where the helicopter made the forced landing, is close to the Pakistani border and local officials say that while there are some Afghan government forces there, the Taliban and other insurgents have a strong presence.

BBC: Afghan map

The aircraft landed in strong winds and heavy rain on Sunday in a village in the Azra district of Logar province, southeast of Kabul and about 30 kilometers, or 20 miles, from the Pakistan border, said district governor Hamidullah Hamid.

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In addition to the editor, Ferhad Mulabegovic, a number of authors have contributed to the development of this publication: Azer Alicic, Mirko Babic, Lidija Fekeza-Martinovic, Tihomir Glavas, Azra Hadzic, Mirko Jandric, Dubravko Lovrenovic, Mirzet Mujadzic, Aleksandar Ninkovic, Milijana Okilj, Sanda Pudaric, Vjekoslava Sankovic-Simcic and Dzenana Saran.

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