US drone crashes in southern Afghanistan; no injuries
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Version 0 of 1. KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. Air Force says that one of its drones has crashed at a base in southern Afghanistan but there were no casualties and no hostile fire is suspected. In a statement, Capt. Bryan L. Bouchard says the MQ-9 Reaper went down at Kandahar Airfield late Saturday. He says the cause is under investigation “but hostile fire was not a factor.” Kandahar Airfield, the largest base in Afghanistan, is being renovated by the U.S.-NATO mission for mixed military and civilian use. Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |