Uzbekistan Says It Shot Down One Afghan Fighter Plane And Forced Another Forty Six Helicopters And Planes To Land Carrying 600 Afghan Soldiers

Daily Mail: Afghan air force flees en masse: Uzbekistan SHOOTS DOWN one fighter plane and forces another FORTY SIX helicopters and planes to land carrying 600 Afghan soldiers 

* Uzbekistan said 46 Afghan aircrafts carrying 585 troops were 'forcibly landed' at Termez aiport in southern Uzbekistan at the weekend after they fled the Taliban 

* One of the Afghan military planes that crossed the border was shot down by Uzbekistan's air defence system on Sunday 

* The two pilots in the military were reportedly injured and placed in custody 

* Uzbekistan has held high-level talks with the Taliban on security and the future of regional infrastructure projects 

Uzbekistan said it shot down an Afghan fighter plane and forced the landing of 22 military planes and 24 military helicopters carrying nearly 600 Afghan troops that 'illegally' crossed its border at the weekend when the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. 

The 46 Afghan aircrafts carrying 585 troops were 'forcibly landed' at Termez aiport in southern Uzbekistan on Saturday and Sunday after they had fled the Taliban, the country's state prosecutor said. 

One of the Afghan military planes that crossed the border was shot down by Uzbekistan's air defence system on Sunday after it illegally entered the country's air space, the Uzbek defence ministry said.  

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WNU Editor: This disaster just keeps on getting worse. 

More News On Dozens Of Afghan Aircraft Fleeing To Uzbekistan  

Uzbekistan says hundreds of Afghan soldiers flee over border with dozens of aircraft -- Reuters  

Uzbekistan Says It 'Forced' The Landing Of 46 Afghan Aircraft -- RFE  

Military Plane Fleeing Afghanistan Shot Down, Uzbek Officials Say In Disputed Report -- Newsweek  

Hundreds of Afghan soldiers have fled over the border to Uzbekistan with dozens of military aircraft and helicopters -- Business Insider  

Uzbekistan forced 46 Afghan military aircraft to land as HUNDREDS of Afghan soldiers attempted to cross border illegally -- RT  

Tashkent Says It Shot Down Afghan Air Force Jet Over Uzbek Airspace -- Gandhara