A U.S. C-130 plane crashed in Afghanistan early Friday morning, killing all 11 people onboard, including six members of the Air Force.
CNN reported that the U.S. military confirmed that six service members and five civilians were killed in the crash, which occurred at the Jalalabad Airport near the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is unclear what caused the accident or whether hostile fire was involved.
"With high confidence, it does not appear at this time that enemy fire was involved in the aircraft crash. We have first responders on scene working at the crash site doing recovery operations," military spokesman Maj. Tony Wickman said.
However, the Taliban alleged on social media that Islamist fighters shot the aircraft down.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid wrote on Twitter that the plane "was shot down in an attack by Mujahedeen in Jalalabad city."
The military is currently investigating the plane crash.
The names of the service members have yet to be released, but the military said four came from Dyess Air Force Base in Texas and two from Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts.