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KABUL, Afghanistan - International Security Assistance Forces recovered the remains of three civilian crew members and the wreckage of an aircraft missing since, Oct. 13, in the rugged mountains of northeast Afghanistan.

The crew was flying an Army C-12 Huron when they failed to return to Bagram Airfield after a routine mission during the early morning hours of October 13 above Nuristan province.

Due to continued recovery efforts, information was not immediately released so as to not interfere with the operations. Upon visible inspection of the site, the mission changed from search and rescue to search and recovery.

The incident is under investigation, though hostile action is not believed to be the cause of the crash.

Additionally, a UH-60 en route to the recovery site, Oct.17 experienced a strong downdraft and performed a hard landing near the site. All crew members were rescued. On Oct. 21 the aircraft was stripped of its sensitive and useable parts, and the aircraft was destroyed in place, Oct. 25, due to the mountainous terrain and elevation preventing aircraft recovery operations. Hostile action was not involved in this incident.

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