US confirms Afghanistan jet crash

US Defense Department confirmed yesterday that a military jet crashed in Ghazni province in Afghanistan, but rejected Taliban suggestions that it was shot down.
Afghanistan US Forces spokesman Colonel Sonny Leggett confirmed in a statement that the aircraft was a US Bombardier E-11A, a type of jet used as an airborne communications node in the region.
"While the cause of crash is under investigation, there are no indications the crash was caused by enemy fire," Leggett said. He gave no information on casualties in the crash. Such confirmation materialized by Pentagon in response to the Taliban claimed a US forces aircraft crashed in eastern Afghanistan Monday hours after a plane went down into an area controlled largely by the insurgents.
The militants claim comes as confusion continued to surround the incident, with Afghan officials and airliners denying that any of their aircraft are missing while NATO have yet to officially comment on the crash.

US confirms Afghanistan jet crash

US Defense Department confirmed yesterday that a military jet crashed in Ghazni province in Afghanistan, but rejected Taliban suggestions that it was shot down. Afghanistan US Forces spokesman Colonel Sonny Leggett confirmed in a statement that the aircraft was a US Bombardier E-11A, a type of jet used as an airborne communications node in the region. While the cause of crash is under investigation, there are no indications the crash was caused by enemy fire, Leggett said. He gave no information on casualties in the crash. Such confirmation materialized by Pentagon in response to the Taliban claimed a US forces aircraft crashed in eastern Afghanistan Monday hours after a plane went down into an area controlled largely by the insurgents. The militants claim comes as confusion continued to surround the incident, with Afghan officials and airliners denying that any of their aircraft are missing while NATO have yet to officially comment on the crash.