US Air Force plane crashes in Afghanistan; Taliban claims they shot it down
A U.S. Air Force E-11 plane crashed in Afghanistan on Monday, and at least two pilots were discovered dead, according to reports.
Afghanistan government spokesperson Arif Noori confirmed the plane was flying between Kandahar province and Kabul when it went down in the Taliban-controlled Ghazni province south of Kabul, CBS News reported.
Noori added that two pilots were found dead in the wreckage.
A U.S. military official confirmed to CBS News only that the plane had crashed and was under investigation. The official did not comment on crew members aboard.
U.S. CENTCOM spokeswoman U.S. Army Maj. Beth Riordan also confirmed to the Associated Press that the plane had crashed and was under investigation.
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