The 8th Division was still active in July 2004 , when defence minister Mohammed Fahim was considering pushing back against Karzai 's removal of him from the position of Karzai 's running mate for first vice-president . Fahim and his faction Shura-e Nazar commanded the loyalty of the formation , which was described as having '' . . an estimated 5,000 loyal troops stationed in the Shomali Plain -- the fertile land just north of Kabul -- and in the capital itself . '' Following the crash of Kam Air Flight 904 in 2005 , ISAF made numerous unsuccessful helicopter rescue operation attempts . ANA soldiers also searched for the plane . The Ministry of Defense ordered the ANA 's Central Corps to assemble a team to attempt a rescue of victims presumed to be alive . The crash site was at an altitude of on the peak of the Chaperi Mountain , east of Kabul
Kam Air Flight 904
Kam Air Flight 904
201st Corps (Afghanistan)