[Zhang Fei]

That Afghan jet crash was neither a civilian jetliner nor a Boeing. There are rumors that Iranian SAMs may have shot it down over Afghan airspace. If so, I'd expect Trump to retaliate in some way.

[period end of story]

If it was shot down, all hell will break loose.

RIP

[HartleyMBaldwin]

Well, if the Taliban wants to claim responsibility, that’s good enough for me. Send in the drones! Or better yet, unload a few B-52s.

[Zathras]

Why are we still there?
Cut the internet and satellite access and let them all die

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

I don’t know much about how to interpret crash sites, but it sure looks like these are much larger pieces of wreckage than usually seen.

[VTenigma]

Why are we there? Bueller? Anyone?

[oldplayer]

“. . . believed to be fewer than 10 people on board the small military plane.”

Small compared to what? A B-52?

I always have to wonder about the overall accuracy of articles after I read something like that. These planes are almost 100 feet long with a wingspan about the same. Take-off weight is right at 100,000 pounds.

That isn’t my definition of a small plane. Maybe it’s just me.

[I want the USA back]

What a bunch of (rude word for intercourse)-faces! Suddenly the daily mail believes the taliban just so it can say that the Pentagon DENIES that it was.

[McGruff]

This story is about 24 hours old. Here is the latest update.

USFOR-A Spokesman Col Sonny Leggett @USFOR_A

A U.S. Bombardier E-11A crashed today in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. While the cause of crash is under investigation, there are no indications the crash was caused by enemy fire. We will provide additional information as it becomes available.

12:56 PM · Jan 27, 2020

The reports of it being shot down are skeptical due to the relative intact fuselage.

[allendale]

Sadly those Americans died for nothing.

[ASA Vet]

The plane could be a Bombardier E-11A aircraft, which the US military uses for electronic surveillance over Afghanistan.

MI Ping

[ryderann]

I don’t know anything about warfare tech, but could the plane have been brought down by a laser from a satellite?

[gandalftb]

The latest, unconfirmed report is that it crashed due to failure of the onboard oxygen system. Pilots were unconscious due to hypoxia. The aircraft belly landed on autopilot. 4 were onboard.

[VideoDoctor]

Cann we really TRUST the Government to tell the TRUTH?

They ALWAYS have a special reason for ALTERING the TRUTH in order to "protect" Americans from hearing the bare painful TRUTH.

[GOPJ]

There is NOTHING in Afghanistan worth protecting.

[sport]

If the Pentagon denies that the plane was shot down, that means that it was shot down.

[jersey117]

Drop a few drones and get the hell out. We’ve been there long enough.