US Air Force says a drone crashed on takeoff in southern Afghanistan

US military: Drone crashes in southern Afghanistan

KABUL — The U.S. Air Force says a remote-piloted drone crashed on takeoff in southern Afghanistan on Monday.

The U.S. Air Forces Central Command said the aircraft — an MQ-1 Predator — was not shot down by hostile fire. An air force statement released Tuesday said there were no reports of injuries or property damage. An investigation into the crash is under way.

The Air Force says the primary mission of the aircraft is to conduct armed reconnaissance. No other details were provided.

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KABUL (AP) — NATO says one person was killed in an early morning rocket attack on Bagram Air Field north of the Afghan capital of Kabul.

A NATO spokesman said Monday the base received some rounds of indirect fire, but disclosed no details of the attack.

Abdullah Adil, the police chief in the Bagram district of Parwan province, says one rocket was fired about 4 a.m. A Taliban spokesman told The Associated Press that two rockets were fired on the base.

Separately in Ghazni province, Afghan police say three civilians were killed and three others were wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside mine while they were moving household goods. In Paktika province, police say Afghan security forces killed three suicide bombers Monday morning before they could launch an attack in Barmal district.