Afghanistan: June 22, 2005

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An American U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, after flying a mission over Afghanistan, crashed while attempting to land at its base in the United Arab Emirates. The pilot was killed. U-2s regularly fly over Afghanistan, using its sensors to search for terrorists and Taliban operations. 

 

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