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U.S. drone crashes in S. Afghanistan

Xinhua, February 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

A U.S. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) crashed in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province Saturday night with no loss of life on the ground, the NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) mission confirmed with Xinhua on Sunday.

"An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) crashed in Kandahar last night. No injuries or damage. No insurgent activity reported in that area," RS said in an email.

The cause of the crash is under investigation, the mission added.

Kandahar, the birthplace of Taliban and former stronghold of the hardliner group, has been the scene of violent militancy over the past several areas. Endit