By Xinhua,
Kabul : An aircraft belonging to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) crashed Thursday in eastern Afghan province of Paktika, an ISAF statement released here said.
“The aircraft, a Shadow reconnaissance vehicle, was unarmed and the wreckage has been located,” the statement said.
“It landed on open ground without making contact with people or property,” it said, “The cause of the crash is under investigation.”
Neither Taliban nor independent sources were available to make comment.
The eastern frontier Afghan provinces adjoining Pakistan have witnessed the surge of Taliban attacks on international and Afghan troops during past weeks when the anti-government militants continue to demonstrate their strength through suicide and roadside bombings.