A U.S. military aircraft with at least two American service members on board crashed into Taliban-controlled Afghan territory, defense officials said, posing a complicated search-and-recovery effort.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said the plane was an Air Force E-11, an electronics surveillance aircraft. There was no indication Monday’s crash was caused by enemy fire, said Army Col. Sonny Leggett, spokesman for U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
The Defense Department wouldn’t say how many were on board or whether there were casualties.
A U.S. defense official said the Pentagon believes mechanical failure caused the crash. The plane was part of a group of aircraft assigned to the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron which is based in Kandahar, the official said.
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