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Taliban Claims Responsibility for Downing US Drone in Eastern Afghanistan

© REUTERS / Noorullah ShirzadaAfghan alleged former Taliban fighters carry their weapons before handing them over as part of a government peace and reconciliation process at a ceremony in Jalalabad on February 24, 2016
Afghan alleged former Taliban fighters carry their weapons before handing them over as part of a government peace and reconciliation process at a ceremony in Jalalabad on February 24, 2016 - Sputnik International
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The Taliban movement has claimed responsibility for the downing of the US unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, local media reported Tuesday, citing an anonymous security official and a Taliban spokesperson.

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MOSCOW, January 17 (Sputnik) — According to the Pajhwok news agency, the official said that the US drone crashed on Monday in the Taliban-controlled area of Nangarhar, and the Islamists had seized its wreckage.

The radical movement's spokesperson said that Taliban had shot the UAV in the Second Farm area of Nangarhar's Batikot district, according to the media outlet.

Afghanistan has been experiencing significant political, social and security-related instability for decades, as radical extremist organizations, including the Taliban, continue to stage attacks against civilian and military targets.

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