According to the sources, a U.S. military F-15 E fighter jet plane has reportedly crashed in central Afghanistan in early Saturday, killing two crew members, officials said.

The military has reportedly stated that the crash was not due to hostile fire. Col. Greg Julian, a U.S. military spokesman has reportedly stated that a second fighter aircraft flying alongside saw no evidence of hostile fire.

Moreover the Afghan authorities have declared the remote area to be a peaceful one.

Reports suggest that no fighter jets have crashed in Afghanistan for years. It is known that militants are able to shoot down helicopters carrying rockets, but it is supposed that the militants probably don’t have the anti aircraft in order to bring down a high-flying jet.

The military says that the F-15 E crashed at 3.15 a.m. on Saturday (as per as Kabul standard time), but did not mention the exact location where the plane might have crashed. On the other hand, the Afghan officials are believed to have said that the mishap happened in the Nawur district of Ghazni province in Afghanistan.

Mohammad Qasim Naziri, the deputy district chief has reportedly said that the crash occurred between two villages in a desert which is surrounded by mountains, about 20 miles, south of the town of Nawur.

The Strike Eagle is a variant of the F-15 supersonic jet designed to strike ground targets and provide close air support for the infantry.

“There is an active investigation going on regarding the crash,” said Air Force spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Reid Christopherson by telephone from Qatar.