U.S. probes Afghanistan special forces helicopter crash
The U.S. military is trying to confirm whether insurgent fire brought down a helicopter in Afghanistan with the loss of 38 people, most of them Americans.
Sunday, 07.08.2011.
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The U.S. military is trying to confirm whether insurgent fire brought down a helicopter in Afghanistan with the loss of 38 people, most of them Americans. The dead included Navy Seals, Afghan commandos, U.S. Air Force personnel, a dog handler, the Chinook crew and a civilian interpreter. U.S. probes Afghanistan special forces helicopter crash The 30 U.S. deaths are the largest single American loss of life in the conflict. On Sunday another four NATO soldiers were killed in two separate attacks in Afghanistan. France has confirmed that two of its soldiers were among the dead - they were killed during an operation in the Tagab valley in Kapisa province, north-east of Kabul, President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said in a statement. Five other French soldiers were injured. NATO has not confirmed the nationality of the other two soldiers but said they were killed in an attack in the south. The Chinook helicopter went down in a district of Wardak province, west of Kabul, early on Saturday. Officials, witnesses and the Taliban have said it was shot down by insurgents during a combat mission. The presence of at least 17 of the Seals has led to speculation that they were involved in a highly significant operation, such as targeting a high-ranking figure in the insurgency. U.S. sources have said they were from the same Navy Seal unit, known as Team Six, which killed Osama Bin Laden in May, but are "unlikely" to be the same personnel. American officials have refused to confirm the cause of the crash on the record but some have told news agencies they believe the Chinook was shot down. Afghan officials in Wardak province said a Taliban rocket hit the craft. A local resident who saw the incident told the BBC that he saw the Chinook catch fire and crash after a rocket hit it. The Taliban claimed they shot the helicopter down as it was involved in a raid on a house in Wardak where insurgents were gathering. The BBC’s reporter in Kabul says it is rare for the Taliban to shoot down aircraft. The Taliban say they have modified their rocket-propelled grenades to improve their accuracy but that may not be true, the BBC has reported.
U.S. probes Afghanistan special forces helicopter crash
The 30 U.S. deaths are the largest single American loss of life in the conflict.On Sunday another four NATO soldiers were killed in two separate attacks in Afghanistan.
France has confirmed that two of its soldiers were among the dead - they were killed during an operation in the Tagab valley in Kapisa province, north-east of Kabul, President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said in a statement. Five other French soldiers were injured.
NATO has not confirmed the nationality of the other two soldiers but said they were killed in an attack in the south.
The Chinook helicopter went down in a district of Wardak province, west of Kabul, early on Saturday.
Officials, witnesses and the Taliban have said it was shot down by insurgents during a combat mission.
The presence of at least 17 of the Seals has led to speculation that they were involved in a highly significant operation, such as targeting a high-ranking figure in the insurgency.
U.S. sources have said they were from the same Navy Seal unit, known as Team Six, which killed Osama Bin Laden in May, but are "unlikely" to be the same personnel.
American officials have refused to confirm the cause of the crash on the record but some have told news agencies they believe the Chinook was shot down.
Afghan officials in Wardak province said a Taliban rocket hit the craft. A local resident who saw the incident told the BBC that he saw the Chinook catch fire and crash after a rocket hit it.
The Taliban claimed they shot the helicopter down as it was involved in a raid on a house in Wardak where insurgents were gathering.
The BBC’s reporter in Kabul says it is rare for the Taliban to shoot down aircraft.
The Taliban say they have modified their rocket-propelled grenades to improve their accuracy but that may not be true, the BBC has reported.
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