A U.S. Air Force F-16 crashed during
takeoff Tuesday night near Bagram Airfield in
Afghanistan, the U.S. military said.
takeoff Tuesday night near Bagram Airfield in
Afghanistan, the U.S. military said.
The pilot ejected safely and was recovered by
coalition forces, according to a U.S. military
statement. The pilot is under medical evaluation.
Coalition forces are securing the crash site, the
statement said.
The cause of the accident will be investigated,
the Pentagon said.
Also, one U.S. soldier was killed and two were
wounded during a joint U.S.-Afghan Special
Operations mission Tuesday in Marjah, with
fighting still underway, the Pentagon said.
A U.S. official told CNN that a quick-reaction
force had been launched to try to rescue those
forces on the ground there. The official could not
say from where the force was launched or how
many people were involved.
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