Taliban shot down MQ-9 Predator drone in Gomal district of Paktika province

[HannibalBarca]

Looks a little too small to be a reaper drone. They are rather large.

That's a Reaper. Check the Serial Number and Rotors.

His Older Brother

 

[xyxmt]

Seems like a dry run to take out these same ones that India is planning to acquire.

 

[Qutb-ud-din Aybak]

many buyers will visit them now.

 

[blueazure]

shooting them drones is pretty easy if u know how to look for them and have an average MANPAD

 

[maximuswarrior]

The question is, have they blamed Pakistan yet?

 

[Maarkhoor]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1060168646675308550

Probably crashed, Taliban don't have shoulder fired SAMs.

 

[LeGenD]

A lot of news from afghanistan doesn't make to the mainstream anymore.

Maybe but Tweeter Handles are hardly reliable sources on their own.

 

[Path-Finder]

Maybe but Tweeter Handles are hardly reliable sources on their own.

neither is mainstream.

 

[LeGenD]

Probably crashed, Taliban don't have shoulder fired SAMs.

Yes, this one crashed: https://www.militarytimes.com/news/...-us-says-it-simply-crashed/?utm_source=clavis

 

[Foxtrot Delta]

That wreckage looks smaller than the claimed drone. Seems like taliban got SAM ?

 

[LeGenD]

That wreckage looks smaller than the claimed drone. Seems like taliban got SAM ?

From the link:

"The former Reaper and Predator pilot said that the U.S. explanation made a lot more sense given the wreckage and known Taliban capabilities over the 17-year-long war in Afghanistan.

“One blade is bent so that’s probably where it hit the ground, whereas another blade is perfectly straight on the part of the propeller that didn’t hit the ground,” the pilot noted. “So my guess is the engine had stopped, otherwise maybe all of the blades would have been bent in the same direction if it was still rotating.”

“The other thing I noticed is there are a lot of pieces, so it probably was a high speed impact in order to maximize the destruction of the equipment,” the pilot added."

This one crashed.

 

[Basel]

Probably crashed, Taliban don't have shoulder fired SAMs.

It can be shoot down by AAA too.