NATO: F-16 crashes in Afghanistan, killing pilot

Dunya News

An American F-16 fighter jet has crashed in eastern Afghanistan, killing the US pilot.

 

KABUL (AP) - NATO says an American F-16 fighter jet has crashed in eastern Afghanistan, killing the U.S. pilot.

 

NATO said in a statement Thursday that the cause of Wednesday s crash is still being investigated, but initial reporting indicates that there was "no insurgent activity in the area" when the plane went down.

 

The U.S.-led military coalition did not disclose where the plane crashed.