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US confirms that surveillance plane crashed in Afghanistan

By Zach Halaschak
Published January 27, 2020 7:17pm ET
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US confirms that surveillance plane crashed in Afghanistan
Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein testifies during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee about about ongoing reports of substandard housing conditions Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019 in Washington, on Capitol Hill. | (Alex Brandon/AP)

The Air Force chief of staff has confirmed that a U.S. surveillance plane crashed in Afghanistan.

Gen. David Goldfein said that a Bombardier E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node crashed on Monday, according to Military.com. The plane went down in Ghazni province, which has been held by the Taliban since 2015.

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