Afghanistan plane crash: Soldiers and Taliban clash near site of 'downed' US jet

The US has rejected claims that the Taliban shot down the plane. (Image: AFP via Getty Images)

US-backed Afghan government forces and Taliban fighters clashed as the troops tried to gain access to the wreckage of a US military plane.

The security forces were reportedly ambushed by the Taliban, which controls the territory where the jet crashed in central Ghazni province, a police chief claims.