US drone gunned down in Afghanistan

Taliban militants said they have shot down an unmanned US reconnaissance drone in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. Taliban spokesman Zabihollah Mojahed claimed that the militants gunned down the aircraft late on Saturday. Witnesses told the (Press TV) that they saw the drone catching fire mid-air and crashing into a civilian house. Earlier this week, another US drone crashed due to technical problems in eastern Ghazni Province, NATO said in a statement. The Taliban spokesman had claimed that the militants shot down the unmanned plane. The Taliban militants said they have shot down several aircraft and NATO choppers in different parts of Afghanistan over the past few months.