Current Events in the Middle East: Blog Post 1 – Week 3

On Monday a US military aircraft crashed in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province. It has been indicated by a spokesperson from the military that the plane was not downed by any enemy fire. However, there is still going to be an investigation to determine what the cause for the airplane crashing was. According to FOX News there were 5 people on board the plane when it crashed. The two sources that I used were CNN and FOX, I think that CNN is reputable source for the most part while FOX is usually very biased. It is just difficult to find out about current events without reading articles from major broadcasting companies. From my research I learned Between 12,000 and 13,000 US troops are currently serving in Afghanistan as part of a US-led NATO mission to train, assist and advise Afghan forces. This information makes me feel worried that a large scale war could break out.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/27/middleeast/afghanistan-plane-crash-ghazni-province-intl/index.html

https://www.foxnews.com/world/us-military-plane-crashes-in-afghanistan

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