The US military confirms crash of an E-11A military aircraft in Afghanistan's Ghazni province but rejects claims by Taliban insurgents that they shot it down
Afghan National Army forces go towards the site of an airplane crash in Deh Yak district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan January 27, 2020.
"While the cause of crash is under investigation, there are no indications the crash was caused by enemy fire," Leggett said.The Taliban had earlier said it had shot down a US military plane, killing all personnel on board. A police spokesman in the province also confirmed the crash but was at the time unable to identify the craft.
"All the flights of Ariana Afghan Airlines have been completed normally," a statement on the carrier's verified Facebook page read.
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