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Taliban possibly shot down an USAF Bombardier E-11A aircraft. [UPDATED]
Posted on 1/27/20 at 8:22 am
Posted on 1/27/20 at 8:22 am
quote:
@marcelvandenber
Taliban possibly shot down an USAF Bombardier E-11A aircraft using MANPADS operating from Kandahar airport in Afghanistan
quote:
Bravo420
@OSINT420
-Taliban supporters claim Taliban shot a US aircraft, killing 7 men on board, including two pilots, also claim to’ve recovered a U.S. military ID
-Local airlines deny any of their planes crashed
-Photos of crash site, suggest it was a USAF E-11A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6lfXKrEo1E
UPDATE:
quote:
Afghan plane crash: Mystery over crash in Taliban territory | BBC
12 minutes ago
The US military has joined an investigation into a plane that crashed in eastern Afghanistan on Monday.
Local officials initially said the aircraft that came down in Deh Yak district, Ghazni province, belonged to state-owned airline Ariana.
But the airline denied this, prompting questions about the origin of the aircraft and the cause of the crash.
Iranian state media posted footage of what it said was the plane, which it said had US Air Force markings.
Video and images posted on Fars news agency's social media appeared to show a Bombardier E-11A jet, a US Air Force plane.
The US military uses this type of plane for electronic surveillance over Afghanistan.
The village in which the plane came down, south-west of the capital Kabul, is in an area with a strong Taliban presence.
US Army Maj Beth Riordan, a spokeswoman for US Central Command, told Associated Press news agency that it remained unclear whose aircraft was involved in the crash.
Another US defence official told Military Times: "We are aware of the reports and are investigating. At this point, we cannot confirm it is a DOD [Department of Defence] asset."
After initial speculation that it was an Ariana plane, the airline issued a strong denial, saying it only had two planes in the air and that they were safe.
Mirwais Mirzekwal, chief executive of Ariana, told Reuters: "It does not belong to Ariana because the two flights managed by Ariana today from Herat to Kabul and Herat to Delhi are safe."
Map showing location of Kabul and Ghazni province
Ghazni provincial governor Wahidullah Kaleemzai later told private broadcaster TOLOnews: "There is no exact information on casualties and name of the airline."
Afghanistan's aviation body also said that no civilian planes had crashed, and Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told the BBC that his group had not yet located the aircraft.
Ghazni police commander Ahmed Khalid Wardak told the BBC that there was no information about casualties, and that it was unclear what had caused the plane to crash. He added that the aircraft had been set on fire.
This post was edited on 1/27/20 at 8:34 am
Posted on 1/27/20 at 8:23 am to someoneBEE
Get out of that shithole and drop tactical nukes on taliban controlled areas
Most likely Iran payback for killing Solimani. I think that the Iranians most likely gave the taliban a surface to air missile to shoot down the plane.
Most likely Iran payback for killing Solimani. I think that the Iranians most likely gave the taliban a surface to air missile to shoot down the plane.
This post was edited on 1/27/20 at 8:34 am
Posted on 1/27/20 at 8:25 am to someoneBEE
This is a hell of a news day.
frick.
frick.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 8:25 am to someoneBEE
How are those people this stupid? They actually think this is a win for them?
Posted on 1/27/20 at 8:26 am to TigahTeeth
quote:
They actually think this is a win for them?
If they managed to shoot that plane down, it is a pretty big win for them...
Posted on 1/27/20 at 8:26 am to TigahTeeth
We haven’t exterminated them despite being in country for like 18 years now.
This is a PR win for them unless we loosen the ROE for our boys to go hunting.
This is a PR win for them unless we loosen the ROE for our boys to go hunting.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 8:31 am to teke184
True, but I believe they’re poking the wrong bear now.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 8:59 am to teke184
quote:
We haven’t exterminated them despite being in country for like 18 years now.
No wonder our troops morale over there is so low. We tried to play referee and what happens? Our planes get shot to shite.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 9:45 am to someoneBEE
Is this propaganda?
If not Bolton is penning his next book...
If not Bolton is penning his next book...
Posted on 1/27/20 at 9:51 am to someoneBEE
quote:Did I miss the part where someone had reason to believe it was shot down?
and that it was unclear what had caused the plane to crash. He added that the aircraft had been set on fire.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 9:54 am to Northwestern tiger
quote:
Most likely Iran payback for killing Solimani. I think that the Iranians most likely gave the taliban a surface to air missile to shoot down the plane.
Exactly. Revenge by proxy...untraceable.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 9:59 am to Northwestern tiger
quote:Do you know it was shot down or is this a lot of speculation?
Most likely Iran payback for killing Solimani.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 10:00 am to someoneBEE
we cannot confirm it is a DOD [Department of Defence] asset."
Seen speculation it was a CIA asset but curious as to why the markings if so... Could have still been a CIA asset...
DOD knows whether that bird was their bird or not...
Seen speculation it was a CIA asset but curious as to why the markings if so... Could have still been a CIA asset...
DOD knows whether that bird was their bird or not...
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