The US Air Force said Sunday one of its drones has crashed at a base in southern Afghanistan but there were no casualties and no hostile fire is suspected, ABC News reported.

In a statement, Capt. Bryan L. Bouchard said the MQ-9 Reaper went down at Kandahar Airfield late Saturday.

He added the cause is under investigation "but hostile fire was not a factor."

Kandahar Airfield, the largest base in Afghanistan, is being renovated by the US-NATO mission for mixed military and civilian use.

Source: MENA