the jalalabad airport. this is in a mountainous eastern part of afghanistan. the 13 deaths do include six u.s. service members. it s this very somber news this somber news comes to us as the taliban continues to hold control of that country s sixth largest city, kunduz. u.s. air strikes have been part of the campaign to take kunduz back from the taliban. u.s. forces have been on the ground in that fight. but these six americans killed tonight, they were hundreds of mile away from that fight in kunduz. the sick killed in this crash have not been killed publicly by the military. when we know more, we ll let you know. more ahead tonight, stay with us. but don t get just any one. get one inspired by dentists. with a round brush head. go pro with oral-b. oral-b s rounded brush head cups your teeth to break up plaque, and rotates to sweep it away. and oral-b delivers a clinically proven superior clean vs. sonicare diamond clean.
serious story that we received word of tonight through the pentagon. tonight a u.s. military c-130 transport plane crashed at jalalabad airport in eastern afghanistan. and it was a very bad crash. it apparently happened at takeoff. it was late at night local time, shortly after midnight there, which puts it in the 3:00 p.m. our east coast time. this was a c-130, which is a large plane. and it apparently crashed at the airport after takeoff. the very terrible news about this is that at least 13 people were killed in this crash, including six u.s. service members on board the plane. in addition to the six u.s. service members on board the plane there were also five contractors on board the plane. we do not know their nationality at this point. in addition to the u.s. service members and the contractors on the plane we are also told that at least two afghan civilians were killed on the ground by the crashing plane. now, it does not appear this plane was shot down. a u.s. military official
tonight a u.s. military c-130 transport plane crashed at jalalabad airport in eastern afghanistan. and it was a very bad crash. it apparently happened at takeoff. it was late at night local time, shortly after midnight there, which puts it in the 3:00 p.m. hour east coast time. this was a c-130, which is a large plane. and it apparently crashed at the airport after takeoff. the very terrible news about this is that at least 13 people were killed in this crash, including six u.s. service members on board the plane. in addition to the six u.s. service members on board the plane there were also five contractors on board the plane. we do not know their nationality at this point. in addition to the u.s. service members and the contractors on the plane we are also told that at least two afghan civilians were killed on the ground by the crashing plane. now, it does not appear this plane was shot down. a u.s. military official confirming to nbc news there were no reports of hostile activity in
this was a c-130, which is a large plane. and it apparently crashed at the airport after takeoff. the very terrible news about this is that at least 13 people were killed in this crash, including six u.s. service members on board the plane. in addition to the six u.s. service members on board the plane there were also five contractors on board the plane. we do not know their nationality at this point. in addition to the u.s. service members and the contractors on the plane we are also told that at least two afghan civilians were killed on the ground by the crashing plane. now, it does not appear this plane was shot down. a u.s. military official confirming to nbc news there were no reports of hostile activity in the area at the time of the crash. but again, we re learning tonight that a c-130 crashed at the jalalabad airport. this is in a mountainous eastern part of afghanistan. the 13 deaths do include six u.s. service members. it s this very somber news out of afghanistan tonight. an
this is in a mountainous eastern part of afghanistan. the 13 deaths do include six u.s. service members. it s this very somber news out of afghanistan tonight. and it comes to us as the the taliban continues to hold control of that country s sixth largest city, kunduz. u.s. air strikes have been part of the campaign to take kunduz back from the taliban. u.s. forces have been on the ground in that fight. but these six americans killed tonight, they were hundreds of mile away from that fight in kunduz. the six killed in this crash have not been killed publicly by the military. when we know more, we ll let you know. more ahead tonight, stay with us.