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发帖数: 6104 | 1 Fourteen people were killed when a U.S. Air Force C-130J transport aircraft
crashed in eastern Afghanistan as it was approaching the airport in
Jalalabad, officials said.
A defense official told ABC News that there were a total of 11 passengers on
the aircraft -- six crew members and five passengers who were contractors.
The official said there were at least an additional three Afghan locals who
were killed on the ground as a result of the crash.
There is no information on the nationalities of the contractors.
Another official said there were no initial indications that the aircraft
crashed as the result of hostile fire.
U.S. Central Command confirmed the crash that occurred shortly after
midnight Thursday local time.
"We are still conducting an initial assessment of what happened," said Major
Genieve David, a Centcom spokesperson.
Two U.S. officials said that the aircraft was on approach to the airport
when it crashed.
The C-130 is a workhorse in Afghanistan serving as both a cargo and
personnel transport capable of landing on short runways which allows it to
touch down in remote areas.
There are still 9,800 American military troops serving in Afghanistan as
part of a training mission that is set to conclude at the end of next year.
Most of the American service members conduct their training at a small
number of large bases located in Afghanistan, including Forward Operating
Base Fenty which is located in Jalalabad and has served as a major
operations hub for the past decade.
The C-130J is the most modern version of the storied transport aircraft and
is equipped with some of the most sophisticated navigational equipment. | c****g
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