Afghan Forces And Taliban Clash Near U.S. Plane Crash. U.S. Forces Have Removed The Bodies

The Taliban said it was responsible for shooting down the aircraft, a Bombardier E-11A which is used by the US Air Force to carry out surveillance missions

Reuters: Taliban repel Afghan forces' bid to reach U.S. plane crash site

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan forces and Taliban fighters clashed in a central region where a U.S. military aircraft crashed, officials said on Tuesday, as the government tried to reach the wreckage site in a Taliban stronghold.

On Monday, the U.S. military said an E-11A aircraft crashed in the province of Ghazni, but disputed Taliban claims to have brought it down, without saying how many were aboard or if any had been killed.

Security forces were sent to the site immediately after receiving a report of the crash in the Deh Yak district, but were ambushed by Taliban fighters, Ghazni provincial police chief Khalid Wardak told Reuters.

“As per our information, there are four bodies and two onboard were alive and they are missing,” Wardak said, adding that the forces subsequently received an order to retreat and airborne action is to be taken instead.

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Update #1: Taliban Repels Afghan Forces Trying To Reach U.S. Jet Crash Site -- RFE
Update #2: Taliban blocks push to reach downed US plane -- The Hill

WNU Editor: The bodies have been removed .... US forces recover bodies from jet crash site in Afghanistan: officials (AFP).

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