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Defense officials said a U.S. C-130 cargo plane used to carry oversize loads and military personnel has crashed near Jalalalbad, Afghanistan.

A U.S. C-130 transport plane has crashed near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, according to military defense officials. Jalalabad, which is near the eastern border of Pakistan, is prone to Taliban attacks.

The first morning crash occurred about 3:30 a.m. local time Friday, said coalition representative U.S. Army Col. Brian Tribus, according to NBC News.

The United States Air Force runs from the Jalalabad Airport, frequently using drones that are American, as stated by the Telegraph.

“Crew and others are collecting more info and can release as suitable.”

No word yet as to if there have been any casualties, or exactly how many individuals were onboard, based on Sputnik News.

The C130 continues to be an American military basic since the 1950s and is regarded as a workhorse in the U.S. Air Force’s Afghanistan operations.

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Residents said soldiers were conducting house to house investigations and had removed the Taliban flag in the central square, replacing it with authorities colours.

But fighting continued on the outskirts of town, whose capture raised questions over and signified an important triumph -trained Afghan forces were able to go it alone now foreign combat troops have left.
“There are military helicopters in the skies and government forces everywhere,” said Abdul Ahad, a physician in town.

A Taliban spokesman denied the authorities commanded most of the remaining city and had retaken Kunduz, saying insurgent combatants were resisting in the centre.

Spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Dawlat Waziri, said a clearance operation was underway as well as the Taliban had left Kunduz city. A ministry statement said 150 Taliban were killed and 90 wounded in the offensive that was overnight.

Atleast 30 people, mainly civilians, were killed in the fighting as of Wednesday, based on a tweet from health ministry spokesman Wahidullah Mayar. He said about 340 had been treated by hospitals in Kunduz.
Panicked residents described the offensive that was overnight.

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A promised counterattack by Afghan forces geared toward retaking the strategic city of Kunduz failed early Wednesday as countless civilians and soldiers allegedly fled to the airport in the city, where insurgent forces besieged them.

The newspaper reported that government buildings in Takhar Province, east of Kunduz and several military checkpoints, had also come under assault by militants.

The Associated Press reported that Taliban combatants started fanning out across Kunduz Tuesday throwing up checkpoints as frightened residents huddled inside and torching government buildings. Roadblocks and ambushes delayed Afghan forces trying to retake the city, unable to go closer than about a mile.

He spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to brief media on the problem.

His words indicated the fight would entail painstaking road-by-street fighting as government forces attempt to prevent civilian casualties. Reuters reported that Afghan forces had expressed a reluctance to make use of heavy artillery and assault helicopters .

The insurgents used mosque loudspeakers to make an effort to assure folks they were not dangerous.

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After enduring a serious military reverse when it had been captured by the Taliban on Monday, Afghan forces have started an operation to retake the town of Kunduz.

The region has cleared across the police headquarters as well as the central prison, officials said.
In among their largest assaults the Taliban had driven officials and Afghan troops to pull away to free hundreds from jail and the airport.

As President Ashraf Ghani finished in office, the assault on the northern city arrived.

Kunduz is the primary provincial capital since they lost power in the US, captured by the Taliban -led invasion 14 years past, as well as the progress of the Taliban there will stack pressure.

“The Afghan security forces happen to be retaking the majority of the tactical areas of town,” he said.

There were reports from Kunduz that Taliban fighters were attempting to dissolve away among the civilian populace.

Mullah Akhtar Mansour, the Taliban’s new leader, said the authorities should declare defeat.

Kunduz residents “shouldn’t worry about their lives and property” and should “continue as standard”, he explained in a statement.

Electricity and telephone services for all the city were apparently down.

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Tuesday Taliban militants who gained use of an Afghan military article via a collaborator killed 10 troops, authorities said, on government forces within an “insider attack”’s latest instance.

Governor of the land of Jawzjan where the event happened 00am, Lutfollah Azizi, explained 14 troops were positioned in the gate, including one infiltrator who permitted the enemies to enter.

By tying their fingers behind their backs “After killing four soldiers the Taliban arrested others. While three were able to avoid then they performed six more,” Azizi said.

Has mostly been spared the toughest of the assault in its year today from the soft Taliban insurgency.

The assault emerged whilst the Taliban’s new chief Mullah Mansoor told the federal government if it wants peace, it should stop a protection cope with America and eliminate all international soldiers.

Mullah Mansoor created the need in a note observing Eid-ul-Adha, his first message’s Muslim event following the demise of president Mullah Omar was established in July, because he officially took charge.

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PESHAWAR:At least 30 people, including 13 terrorists, were killed as the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) camp at Inqalab road in Peshawar’s Badaber came under attack by Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) early Friday.

Terrorists entered the camp dividing into subgroups, Bajwa maintained. The encounter started promptly as a result of rapid reply from security forces, he explained.

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Saving sources, nevertheless, said 22 people happen to be injured, out of whom 20 happen to be changed to CMH Peshawar and two happen to be taken to Lady Reading Hospital (LRH). An emergency was declared in both hospitals.

TTP representative Muhammad Khurasani claimed responsibility for the assault in a email sent to journalists.
A search operation for terrorists that were concealed is underway, Bajwa said.

Approximately 15 people were detained throughout the search operation, authorities said.

While eyewitnesses claimed they saw to seven terrorists dressed wearing white shoes, the assault was performed with several seven to 10 terrorists, the DG ISPR said before.

Nearby residents said gunfire and blasts could be heard more than three hours subsequent to the assault occurred.

When the assault happened, the place was reached by a heavy contingent of the QRF. An exchange of fire between security forces and the militants occurred. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa authorities have cordoned the region off.

The DG ISPR said the guard room had been assaulted by terrorists in the camp each day. The QRF surrounded the attackers and reached the scene.

The terrorists confined and were participated into a tiny region round the safeguard room part of the camp.

He can meet with troops and will look at the Corps Headquarters. He’s also likely to see with the wounded.

The prime minister was briefed by Aman on the phone regarding the on-going operation in Badaber.

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