NewsJune 12, 2002
U.S. military transport plane crashes in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON(AP) -- A U.S. military transport plane crashed on takeoff in Afghanistan on Wednesday, U.S. officials said. A senior Bush administration official said the transport plane was carrying fewer than 12 people when it crashed southwest of Kabul. The plane is the kind that carries special forces soldiers, the official said...
WASHINGTON(AP) -- A U.S. military transport plane crashed on takeoff in Afghanistan on Wednesday, U.S. officials said.
A senior Bush administration official said the transport plane was carrying fewer than 12 people when it crashed southwest of Kabul. The plane is the kind that carries special forces soldiers, the official said.
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It is too soon to tell what caused the crash, the official said.
Pentagon spokesmen confirmed the crash but said they had no further details.
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