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US Fighter Jet Crashes in Afghanistan | |
2009-07-19 | |
[Quqnoos] A US military F-15E fighter jet crashed in Afghanistan early Saturday, killing two servicemen on board, according to reports.
The military says the F-15E crashed in eastern Afghanistan at about 3:15 a.m. Saturday, according to AP. The military did not immediately say where in eastern Afghanistan the jet went down. The crash will be investigated by a board of officers, the military said. No fighter jets have crashed in Afghanistan in years as Taliban militants do not have the anti-aircraft artillery to shoot down high-flying jets. The Taliban militants have shot down a number of foreign helicopters with rocket launchers in the recent years. Taliban militants have not immediately claimed responsibility for the fighter jet crash. | |
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