US military confirms crash of US aircraft in Afghanistan

This was stated by the official representative of the US command in Afghanistan, Colonel Sonny Leggett.

A US Bombardier E-11A crashed today in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. While the cause of crash is under investigation, there are no indications the crash was caused by enemy fire. We will provide additional information as it becomes available.

“The American Bombardier E-11A crashed today in the Ghazni province of Afghanistan. While the cause of the crash is being investigated, there is no indication that enemy fire was the cause of the crash. We will provide additional information as it becomes available, ”his Twitter message said.

As Leggett noted, “Taliban claims that another plane crashed are false.”

On January 27, media reported that Ariana Afghan Airlines crashed in eastern Afghanistan near Deh Yak. At the same time, the country's authorities noted that "the plane crashed in Ghazni belonged to a foreign airline."

After that, the US military began investigating reports of the crash of the aircraft. According to media reports, the Taliban * took responsibility for what happened.

* "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003 .