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            Eleven Killed in US Transport Plane Crash in Afghanistan

   by VOA News

   An American C-130 military transport plane crashed at Jalalabad airport
   in eastern Afghanistan, killing 11 people.
   The crash happened shortly after midnight local time Friday. The cause
   of the accident is under investigation.
   U.S. defense officials at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan said the crew,
   comprised of six U.S. service members, died in the crash.
   Five civilian contractors who worked for NATO's Resolute Support
   training mission also died in the crash.
   The Taliban claims to have shot down the aircraft, but that has not
   been officially confirmed.
   The C-130 Hercules is a four-engine cargo plane built by Lockheed
   Martin.
   There are about 1,000 coalition forces in eastern Afghanistan,
   including U.S. and Polish forces, as well as about 40,000 Afghan
   troops, according to NATO.
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