At least 4 US Soldiers Killed in Afghan Chopper Crash
Local Editor, 09-04-2010
At least four Americans have been killed in an aircraft crash in southeastern Afghanistan which the Taliban claim to be behind shooting it down.
At least four Americans have been killed in an aircraft crash in southeastern Afghanistan which the Taliban claim to be behind shooting it down.
A US Air Force Osprey aircraft went down near the town of Qalat in Zabul province on Friday.
Officials said the dead included three US soldiers and a civilian employee, but Taliban say the crash killed 25 people onboard.
There are currently over 120,000 foreign troops in Afghanistan, and the US and its NATO allies have announced the imminent deployment of 30,000 more troops.
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