KABUL — A NATO helicopter crashed during an operation against the Taliban near the Afghan capital late Friday night, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s office said 31 U.S. troops and seven Afghan soldiers were killed. A second coalition helicopter was forced to make a precautionary landing in another part of Afghanistan, local officials and a spokesman for the multinational forces said Saturday. The Taliban insurgents, who claimed responsibility for both incidents, said dozens of foreign troops were killed in the first crash, which occurred in a volatile area of Sayed Abad in Maidan Wardak province west of Kabul overnight. Read full article >>
Dozens Of U.s. Troops Feared Killed As Nato Helicopter Crashes In Afghan Offensive
Sayed Salahuddin, Washington Post
Sat, 08/06/2011 - 2:39am
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