Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. US Military Plane Crashes in Kyrgyzstan by VOA News Officials in Kyrgyzstan say a U.S. military plane has crashed about 160 kilometers west of the Manas air base that is used to support U.S. forces fighting in Afghanistan. Kyrgyz officials said Friday that the plane crashed and broke into three pieces in an area near the Central Asian country's border with Kazakhstan. There was no immediate word about casualties. On Monday, a civilian cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off from the U.S.-run Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan, killing all seven people on board. __________________________________________________________________ [1]http://www.voanews.com/content/us-military-plane-crashes-in-kyrgyzst an/1653731.html References 1. http://www.voanews.com/content/us-military-plane-crashes-in-kyrgyzstan/1653731.html