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Monday, January 27, 2020

US military plane crashes in Afghanistan with up to nine dead - but Pentagon DENY it was shot down by the Taliban

The Pentagon has denied the Taliban shot down a US military plane over Afghanistan killing everyone on board, despite the terror group claiming responsibility.

Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the militant group, said that high-ranking American officers were among the dead after the aircraft was brought down in Dih Yak district around 1.10pm local time.

US officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said there were no indications so far that the plane had been brought down by enemy activity.

One of the officials said there were believed to be fewer than 10 people on board the small military plane.

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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

And our soldiers in Iraq only had "headaches." You can't trust this administration to tell the truth about ANYTHING.

Anonymous said...

Okay so where's the outrage over military personnel being killed and an embassy being bombed? We sacrifice our young adults for politics and the ONLY time our government supports our trips is political manipulation

Anonymous said...

Get the hell OUT of there > NO need to be there !!!!

Anonymous said...

America needs to STOP Nation Building !!!! World Policing too

Anonymous said...

Northwest Woodsman: Reconnaissance aircraft down with few facts as to the cause of the crash being released. As an aviator, you find that
There are multiple opportunities to get yourself killed. Weather conditions, contaminated fuel, mechanical failures, technical support mistakes, pilot error, and probably several more that I can’t recall, plus, in combat there is always the threat of ground fire, anti-aircraft fire, and missiles to deal with. I found after flight school, that I had a seven times greater opportunity to be killed in combat than an infantry officer carrying a rifle on the ground.

Anonymous said...

8:47 we are there because of the last Republican President you idiots elected. Pardon me, the VICE PRESIDENT you idiots elected. Cheney ran the show

Anonymous said...

JUST OUT A CIA CHIEF WAS ON IT.