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| Taliban claims they DOWNED plane carrying high-ranking US officers in Afghanistan – Reuters | Taliban claims they DOWNED plane carrying high-ranking US officers in Afghanistan – Reuters |
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| Taliban militants have claimed that a US military aircraft crashed in Ghazni, central Afghanistan, killing everyone on board. A statement quoted by Reuters has specified that it was brought down. The US military is investigating. | Taliban militants have claimed that a US military aircraft crashed in Ghazni, central Afghanistan, killing everyone on board. A statement quoted by Reuters has specified that it was brought down. The US military is investigating. |
| A Taliban spokesman has affirmed the group’s responsibility for the crash, saying that the aircraft’s crew and everyone on board, including what he claimed were high-ranking officers, were killed on the spot. | A Taliban spokesman has affirmed the group’s responsibility for the crash, saying that the aircraft’s crew and everyone on board, including what he claimed were high-ranking officers, were killed on the spot. |
| The so-far unverified claim includes a suggestion that the officers belonged to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). | The so-far unverified claim includes a suggestion that the officers belonged to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). |
| Earlier in the day, footage of charred remains of a crashed aircraft emerged online. It appears to be the Bombardier/Northrop Grumman E-11A — a surveillance and communications plane, employed by the US Air Force. The wreckage features distinctive markings used by the US military. | |
| Meanwhile, pictures of a USAF plane, with a serial number that appears to match that on the tail section of the filmed wreckage, has emerged on social media. | |
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