6 airmen dead after US military aircraft crash in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Air Force spokesman in Afghanistan says a plane crash killed an unknown number of people on the ground, along with six American airmen and five civilians.

Air Force Maj. Tony Wickman says a US Air Force C-130J military transport plane crashed overnight at an air base in Jalalabad, in eastern Afghanistan.

The six US service members comprised the plane’s crew. The Taliban claim they shot the plane down but Wickman dismisses the claim.