Tuesday, December 27, 2011 – According to local authorities in eastern Afghanistan, a drone belonging to NATO-led International Security Assistance Force on Tuesday made an emergency landing in eastern Paktia province.
Paktia provincial governor spokesman Rohullah Samoon confirming the incident said, the emergency landing of the NATO drone took place in Ahmadabad district of eastern Paktia province early Tuesday morning.
NATO-led International Security Assistance Force officials also confirmed the incident.
Taliban militants group fighting the Afghan government and International coalition forces immediately claimed responsibility behind the incident and said that their fighters are behind the NATO drone crash.
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| the crashed drone, source: http://yfrog.com/nxw6otj |
But Afghan officials deny the claims of the Taliban group behind the incident.
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ISAF confirms to identify crash site of NATO drone
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 – NATO-led International Security Assistance Force officials in eastern Khost announced to discover the crash site of a NATO drone which made an emergency landing this morning.
According to a press release by NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, the crash site was found with the cooperation of the Afghan security forces and efforts have been put in place to bring back the crashed drone to NATO base.
According to reports, the main motive behind the emergency landing of the NATO drone was described a mechanical deficit but the Taliban group claimed that the drone was shot by their fighters in Ahmadabad district of eastern Paktia province.
Afghan officials deny Taliban claims to shoot down the NATO drone.
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