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U.S. pilot killed in Afghanistan jet crash

By Staff The Associated Press

Posted April 4, 2013 3:03 pm

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A US F16 fighter jet taxis after returning to Bagram air base after flying a mission on November 21, 2009. (File photo). Bonny Schoonakker (AFP)/Getty Images

KABUL, Afghanistan – NATO says an American F-16 fighter jet has crashed in eastern Afghanistan, killing the U.S. pilot.

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NATO said in a statement Thursday that the cause of Wednesday’s crash is still being investigated, but initial reporting indicates that there was “no insurgent activity in the area” when the plane went down.

The U.S.-led military coalition did not disclose where the plane crashed.

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