And now, for the rest of the story.

From a CJTF-82 press release:

UAV makes hard landing in Sarobi District Written by Bagram Media Center Saturday, 22 March 2008

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – A Combined Joint Task Force-82 unmanned-aerial vehicle made a hard landing in Sarobi District, Kabul Province, March 22.

The UAV landed in a remote, unpopulated area. There are no reports of injuries to civilians or damage to property.

“There is no indication that the UAV was shot down by enemy forces,” said Army Maj. Chris Belcher, Coalition forces spokesman. “Initial reports are that the UAV suffered a mechanical failure. In the event of a mechanical failure, UAVs are pre-programmed to guide themselves to an uninhabited location to minimize the risk to civilians.”
The cause of the mishap is under investigation

And now we have... the rest of the story. From The Sun:

A £50MILLION British spy plane was deliberately blown to bits after crash landing in Afghanistan – so the Taliban couldn’t find its secrets.

The unmanned Reaper robot aircraft came down during a special forces mission.

A team of SBS men was dropped in to the crash site by helicopter to salvage top secret gear, including a high-intensity camera and computer memory chips.

Then an RAF Harrier jet was scrambled to blow up the Reaper with a laser-guided 1,000lb bomb.

"And now you know the rest of the story. Good day!"

This is me connecting dots. They may not be the same event... but I'm thinking they probably are. H/t, JimC for the Sun article.