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Us Military Crash - Wreckage of a US military aircraft that crashed in Ghazni province, Afghanistan on January 27, 2020. Saifullah Maftoon/AP

A US military plane crashed in central Afghanistan's Ghazni province on Monday, according to live images analyzed by NBC News.

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Photos and video from the scene show what appears to be a US E-11A military aircraft in what appears to be a US military insignia.

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US officials did not respond to a request for comment. The US military told The Associated Press it was investigating and it was unclear which aircraft was involved in the crash.

Arif Noori, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said earlier the damage was so extensive that it was difficult to identify bodies among the wreckage.

Earlier, Noori also said that about 100 people died in the crash, but it was later revealed that an E-11A with a crew of two was usually involved. NBC News reached out to Noori to clarify his earlier comments, but did not hear back.

Nouri told The Associated Press separately that the crash site was in Taliban-controlled territory. He said the plane crashed at around 1.10 am. local time (3:40 AM ET).

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The last major commercial air disaster in Afghanistan occurred in 2005 when a Kam Air flight from the western city of Herat to Kabul crashed into mountains while attempting to land in snowy weather.

However, the war has seen a number of fatal crashes of military aircraft. In 2013, an American Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Bagram Airport, north of Kabul, en route to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. All seven crew members were killed.

The US An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board found that a large military vehicle was unsecured and drifted during the flight, causing damage to control systems and "rendering the aircraft uncontrollable." Wreckage of a US Bombardier E-11A jet is seen after it crashed in a mountainous area, in Deh Yaq district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. AFP via Getty Images

US forces have found and identified the remains of two Air Force officers at the site of a plane crash in Afghanistan this week, the military said Wednesday.

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U.S. forces in Afghanistan said in a statement Tuesday that the remains of the two pilots of the U.S. Bombardier E-11A plane that crashed in Ghazni province on Monday were "revered and honored by the local Afghan community in accordance with their culture."

The cause of the crash is under investigation, but the military said there was no indication that the crash was caused by enemy fire.

The pilots were identified Wednesday as Lt. Col. Paul Voss, 46, of Yigo, Guam, and Col. Ryan Phaneuf, 30, of Hudson, New Hampshire.

The US military also "recovered what was assessed to be the aircraft's flight data recorder," according to Tuesday's statement.

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The area where the plane crashed was in Ghazni province, southwest of Kabul, which is controlled by the Taliban militant group, Arif Nouri, a spokesman for the province's governor, told The Associated Press earlier.

Air Force Lt. Col. Paul K. was one of two pilots killed Monday when a U.S. bomber E-11A crashed in Afghanistan's Ghazni province. Voss, 46, was from Yigo, Guam. air force

The Air Force E-11A electronic reconnaissance plane had only two people on board, the Associated Press reported, citing officials.

Voss, assigned to Headquarters Air Combat Command at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, is on a voluntary deployment to Afghanistan, Air Combat Command said in a statement.

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General Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, said: "It is truly difficult for us to describe how saddened we are by the loss of two great airmen. Lt. Col. Paul Worth was our brother and teammate."

"I am grateful to great Americans like the men and women of our Air Force who willfully put themselves in harm's way," he continued. "Our thoughts and prayers are with their families and our fellow pilots during this difficult time."

Phaneuf was assigned to the 37th Bomber Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, the Pentagon said.

"Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Lt. Col. Paul Worth and Capt. Ryan Faneuve," Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett said in a statement on Twitter.

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"The Air Force lost these two brave Airmen in support of Operation Freedom Sentinel. Their service and dedication to our country will always be remembered," Barrett wrote.