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US drone goes down in Afghanistan
Wed Aug 3, 2011 2:46PM GMT
PressTV - US drone goes down in Afghanistan
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) belonging to US-led forces has crashed in Afghanistan's troubled eastern province of Nangarhar.
The US drone crashed in the southern suburbs of the Afghan city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar Province on Wednesday, a Press TV correspondent reported.
NATO's media office in eastern Afghanistan has blamed the incident on technical failure.
However, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed the militant group has shot down the aircraft.
The Taliban militants claim they have shot down several aircraft and NATO choppers in different parts of Afghanistan over the past few months.
The militants have proven resilient despite the presence of around 150,000 US-led forces in Afghanistan. They have steadily stepped up their attacks on the US-led forces, inflicting on them heavy casualties and damage.
Since the start of the non-UN-sanctioned US drone operations in Afghanistan, the attacks have claimed many civilian lives both in Afghanistan and in Pakistan's border regions.
PG/JR/HJL
Wed Aug 3, 2011 2:46PM GMT
PressTV - US drone goes down in Afghanistan
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) belonging to US-led forces has crashed in Afghanistan's troubled eastern province of Nangarhar.
The US drone crashed in the southern suburbs of the Afghan city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar Province on Wednesday, a Press TV correspondent reported.
NATO's media office in eastern Afghanistan has blamed the incident on technical failure.
However, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed the militant group has shot down the aircraft.
The Taliban militants claim they have shot down several aircraft and NATO choppers in different parts of Afghanistan over the past few months.
The militants have proven resilient despite the presence of around 150,000 US-led forces in Afghanistan. They have steadily stepped up their attacks on the US-led forces, inflicting on them heavy casualties and damage.
Since the start of the non-UN-sanctioned US drone operations in Afghanistan, the attacks have claimed many civilian lives both in Afghanistan and in Pakistan's border regions.
PG/JR/HJL