Monday's plane crash is not expected to derail U.S.-Taliban peace talks if the crash investigation determines, as expected, that it was not the result of hostile action
Daily Mail: US military source says there were NO CIA staff on Afghanistan crash jet after Iranian media claimed officer 'behind Soleimani's death' was among those killed
* Taliban claimed it shot down a US jet over Dih Yak, Afghanistan, on Monday
* Iran amplified the claims, saying CIA chief behind Soleimani's death was killed
* US intelligence source told MailOnline absolutely no CIA personnel had died
* Comes after US official confirmed bodies of two Americans had been recovered
A US military source today said there were no CIA staff on a jet which crashed in Afghanistan on Monday after Iranian media claimed the officer behind Qassem Soleimani's death was among those killed.
The source told the MailOnline the wild claim that Michael D'Andrea was aboard the jet which crashed in Dih Yak, or indeed that any CIA members had been killed, was absurd.
A US official earlier confirmed the bodies of two American personnel had been recovered from the crash site while denying Taliban claims the E-11A communications jet containing 'high ranking officers' had been shot down.
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WNU Editor: There are still conflicting reports on how many personnel were aboard this plane. What we do know is that two bodies have been retrieved.