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Breaking News: 3 helos down - 2 seperate incidents
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14 Americans die in Afghan chopper crashes
10 killed as helicopter goes down in west; 4 others die in collision in south

NBC News - 26 Oct 2009
KABUL, Afghanistan - At least 14 Americans were killed in two helicopter crashes in Afghanistan on Monday, military officials said.

Quoting military sources, NBC News reported that seven American servicemen and three U.S. civilians were among the dead in a crash in the country's west. Meanwhile, two helicopters collided in southern Afghanistan, killing four American troops and injuring two, the military said.

Eleven American servicemen, one U.S. civilian and 14 Afghan civilians were also injured in the crash in western Afghanistan, NBC News reported.

That helicopter went down during an operation by Afghan and international forces in which a dozen militants were killed, the military said.

U.S. military spokeswoman Elizabeth Mathias said hostile fire or other insurgent activity was not believed to be the cause, but they were still looking into all possibilities.

Troops from the U.S., other NATO countries and Afghanistan were on board the helicopter, she said, adding that a recovery operation was under way.

Taliban spokesman Qari Yusuf Ahmedi claimed Taliban forces shot down the helicopter in Badghis province's Darabam district. Badghis is in the northwest of the country. It was impossible to verify the claim.

It was unclear what caused the collision in the south. U.S. military spokesman Col. Wayne Shanks said the military had ruled out hostile fire but he did not have any other details. He said the injured had been evacuated to hospitals inside Afghanistan.

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Re: Breaking News: 3 helos down - 2 seperate incid
« Reply #2 on Oct 26, 2009, 9:45am »		[Quote]
**** UPDATE TO PREVIOUS POST ***

The mid-air collision was a Cobra and Huey (USMC). This is unconfirmed but source is reliable.

Oher aircraft that crashed in western Afghanistan killing 10 injuring 26 was a CH-47F SOAD. Listing posted on Chinook web page.
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