Post by DustoffALSE on Oct 26, 2009 0:36:29 GMT -6
AP - 26 Oct 2009
KABUL – Two helicopters collided Monday in southern Afghanistan, killing four American troops and injuring two, the military said.
A third U.S. helicopter crashed in a separate incident in the west, leaving "some dead," U.S. military spokeswoman Elizabeth Mathias said. She did not have details on how many or their nationalities.
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.
The third helicopter went down during an operation by Afghan and international forces in which a dozen militants were killed, the military said. It said the crash happened in western Afghanistan without giving a more precise location.
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...
KABUL – Two helicopters collided Monday in southern Afghanistan, killing four American troops and injuring two, the military said.
A third U.S. helicopter crashed in a separate incident in the west, leaving "some dead," U.S. military spokeswoman Elizabeth Mathias said. She did not have details on how many or their nationalities.
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.
The third helicopter went down during an operation by Afghan and international forces in which a dozen militants were killed, the military said. It said the crash happened in western Afghanistan without giving a more precise location.
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...
