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#INFOGRAPHIC US military plane crashes in Afghanistan, Taliban claims it shot it down @AFP pic.twitter.com/PdnIfp8VZf
— John Saeki (@JohnSaeki) October 2, 2015
The US Middle East adventure started under George W. Bush and his neocon clan is unravelling right before our eyes. While the world may be fixated on Syria, Afghanistan is dissolving into chaos once again.
Via Sputnik News Agency…
The plane, which crashed early Friday morning just after midnight local time, was carrying six US crew members and five contractors. All of them died in the crash along with three Afghan locals on the ground, ABC said.
Earlier reports said that 12 people — five American servicemen, five contractors and two Afghan civilians were killed in the crash.
A US Department of Defense official told Sputnik that the status of all C-130 passengers and crew members was being verified and further information gathering was required.
The cause of the crash has yet been determined, and there were no reports of hostile activity in the area at the time, according to officials cited by ABC. According to the officials, Taliban spokesperson had claimed responsibility for the crash.
The C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop aircraft used to transport cargo and personnel.
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