CIA Officers Killed On US Air Force Bombardier E-11A Jet Shot Down By The Taliban.....

Taliban claims it shot down US Air Force plane in Afghanistan carrying CIA officers

The Taliban has claimed a “passenger plane” that crashed in Afghanistan was actually a US Air Force jet it deliberately shot down. The jet came down in the country’s eastern Ghazni province, which is controlled by the military organisation, this afternoon. Local officials initially reported the jet to be a Boeing 737-400 plane that belonged to Ariana Airlines, carrying 83 passengers. But the state-owned carrier quickly moved to deny the claims as new pictures emerged from the crash site. The images showed the wreckage of the plane with the engine bearing a US Air Forces logo, prompting US military officials to investigate. But the Taliban has now issued a statement to claim that the aircraft was, as the pictures indicate, a US Air Force Bombardier E-11A jet that it shot down. In a statement a Taliban source said the plane was carrying high ranking Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officers. It added that everyone died on board. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed the crash killed "lots" of US service members, although the militant group often exaggerates casualty figures. The US military is said to use the same type of plane the crashed for electronic surveillance over Afghanistan. Source