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U.S. C-130 Transport Plane Crashes in Afghanistan, Defense Officials Say
NBC News ^ | 10-1-2015 | Courtney Kube

Posted on 10/01/2015 3:01:31 PM PDT by tcrlaf

A U.S. C-130 transport plane crashed near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, early Friday, two defense officials told NBC News.

The crash happened shortly after midnight local time near Jalalabad Airport.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; airforce; c130; oef; planecrash; usaf
Just breaking...
1 posted on 10/01/2015 3:01:31 PM PDT by tcrlaf
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To: tcrlaf

They were having troubles at one of the airports a couple days ago....so I’m suspecting shoot down...


2 posted on 10/01/2015 3:03:04 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: tcrlaf

http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-forces-fight-retake-northern-city-taliban-065044140.html


3 posted on 10/01/2015 3:04:51 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: tcrlaf

Sounds like Russia is SENDING US A MESSAGE, letting us know who the boss is now, in that part of the world.


4 posted on 10/01/2015 3:05:53 PM PDT by BobL (REPUBLICANS - Fight for the WHITE VOTE...and you will win (see my 'profile' page))
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To: tcrlaf

Dang


5 posted on 10/01/2015 3:06:12 PM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!!)
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To: tcrlaf
I hope everyone survived. As a retired C-130 loadmaster who flew on 77 combat missions while based at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan I will be following this.
6 posted on 10/01/2015 3:07:53 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: tcrlaf

These damn fools are going to get a lot of Mother’s Sons killed.

And for what?


7 posted on 10/01/2015 3:09:55 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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To: AlaskaErik

Thank you for your service. Some of my best friends are load masters who are still on the Blue Angel team or have been deployed in Iraq or Afghanistan. Prayers for all of our heroes.


8 posted on 10/01/2015 4:01:42 PM PDT by New Perspective (Proud father of a son with Down Syndrome and fighting to keep him off Obama's death panels.)
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To: tcrlaf; All

Sputnik
4 minutes ago
UPDATE: #Pentagon sources say to expect casualties from transport #PlaneCrash in Afghanistan


9 posted on 10/01/2015 4:20:00 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: tcrlaf

12 dead


10 posted on 10/01/2015 4:46:40 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: RummyChick
Syed Waqar Ali Shah ‏@waqqar_ali 3m3 minutes ago #AfghanTaliban claimed that they shot down a #US military #C130 aircraft near #Jalalabad air base #Afghanistan
11 posted on 10/01/2015 4:50:17 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: RummyChick

Ummmm...Benghazi Manpads maybe????


12 posted on 10/01/2015 4:53:04 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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Egg Shell Report ‏@EggShellReport 44m44 minutes ago @BBCWorld report and rumours say it was shot down by #Taliban backed by PUNJABI-PAKISTAN Army by an Right! Two conflicting reports
13 posted on 10/01/2015 4:55:35 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: AlaskaErik

Didn’t think those just fall from the sky.


14 posted on 10/01/2015 4:58:34 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Beware the Wisconsin Weasel - GOPe Plan B)
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To: AlaskaErik

12 dead, 5 of them military.


15 posted on 10/01/2015 5:08:21 PM PDT by Big Horn (Rebuild the GOP to a conservative party)
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