{"id":30157,"date":"2020-01-28T15:31:54","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T15:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/01\/28\/official-remains-of-2-us-troops-recovered-from-afghan-site\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:00:42","slug":"official-remains-of-2-us-troops-recovered-from-afghan-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/01\/28\/official-remains-of-2-us-troops-recovered-from-afghan-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Official: Remains of 2 US troops recovered from Afghan site"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=8398862f-a88e-4558-b558-a00ca4372dfb\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-8398862f-a88e-4558-b558-a00ca4372dfb.jpg\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Video shows downed plane in Afghanistan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 A U.S. defense official says the United States has recovered the remains of two American service members killed in <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/1359ef15991e0e49287eb798bfec0266\">the crash of an Air Force plane<\/a> in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They were the only two people aboard the Air Force E-11A electronic surveillance aircraft when it went down on Monday in Ghazni province, the official said, speaking Tuesday on the condition of anonymity ahead of an official announcement of the recovery. The identities of the two have not been publicly announced, pending notification of their relatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official said the American recovery team met no Taliban resistance in reaching the crash site and said there is no indication that the plane was downed by hostile action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Taliban hold much of Ghazni province. Monday\u2019s plane crash there is not expected to derail U.S.-Taliban peace talks if the crash investigation determines, as expected, that it was not the result of hostile action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4800\" height=\"3200\" alt=\"Wreckage of a U.S. military aircraft\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4136\" data-id=\"4136\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691879151.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691879151.jpg.jpg 4800w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691879151.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691879151.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691879151.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691879151.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691879151.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4800px) 100vw, 4800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Wreckage of a U.S. military aircraft that crashed in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, is seen Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. (Saifullah Maftoon\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4800\" height=\"3200\" alt=\"Wreckage of a U.S. military aircraft\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4155\" data-id=\"4155\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691851674.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691851674.jpg.jpg 4800w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691851674.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691851674.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691851674.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691851674.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691851674.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4800px) 100vw, 4800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Wreckage of a U.S. military aircraft that crashed in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, is seen Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. (Saifullah Maftoon\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4800\" height=\"3200\" alt=\"Wreckage of a U.S. military aircraft\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4168\" data-id=\"4168\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691893833.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691893833.jpg.jpg 4800w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691893833.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691893833.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691893833.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691893833.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691893833.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4800px) 100vw, 4800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Wreckage of a U.S. military aircraft that crashed in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, is seen Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. (Saifullah Maftoon\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4800\" height=\"3200\" alt=\"Wreckage of a U.S. military aircraft\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4182\" data-id=\"4182\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691852907.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691852907.jpg.jpg 4800w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691852907.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691852907.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691852907.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691852907.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691852907.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4800px) 100vw, 4800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Wreckage of a U.S. military aircraft that crashed in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, is seen Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. (Saifullah Maftoon\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4800\" height=\"3200\" alt=\"wreckage of a U.S. military aircraft\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4195\" data-id=\"4195\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691833147.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691833147.jpg.jpg 4800w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691833147.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691833147.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691833147.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691833147.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20027691833147.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4800px) 100vw, 4800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Wreckage of a U.S. military aircraft that crashed in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, is seen Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. 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