An American Air Force F-15 fighter jet conducting coalition operations in troubled eastern Afghanistan has crashed, killing two crewmembers, a US military statement says.
The military statement said the F-15E crashed on Saturday morning at approximately 3:15 am with two members on board.
The Air Force has not disclosed the cause or exact location of the crash.
The statement, however, said that the incident had not been caused by hostile fire.
The incident comes after a US helicopter was shot down by Taliban insurgents in the southern province of Helmand on Tuesday, killing five people onboard.
While Taliban insurgents are capable of shooting down helicopters with rockets, they are not known to have the anti-aircraft weaponry necessary to bring down high-flying jets.
The development comes as foreign forces stationed in the country are locked in a tough battle with insurgents in the troubled southern and eastern provinces of Afghanistan.
Fifty foreign troops have so far been killed in Afghanistan this month, making July the deadliest month for the US and its allies since the 2001 invasion of the country.
Press TV / Agencies
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