KABUL, Afghanistan – A civilian cargo aircraft crashed at Bagram Air Field, north of the Afghan capital, soon after takeoff Monday, killing all seven people aboard, the U.S.-led military coalition said.
The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the crash, but the coalition said in a statement: “Taliban’s claims are false.”
It said the cause of the crash was being investigated by emergency crews that rushed to the site, but there was no sign of insurgent activity.
In another development, President Hamid Karzai accused U.S. forces of killing four civilians and wounding one in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Sunday after an American’ convoy was attacked by insurgents.
In a statement issued by his office, Karzai “strongly condemned the killing of innocent civilians.”
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