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unhappycamper

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Fri Jan 10, 2014, 07:27 AM Jan 2014

U.S. blames Taliban for December helicopter crash in Afghanistan

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/09/u-s-blames-taliban-for-december-helicopter-crash-in/



U.S. blames Taliban for December helicopter crash in Afghanistan
By Agence France-Presse
Thursday, January 9, 2014 19:26 EST

Officials now believe Taliban insurgents brought down a US military helicopter in December in southern Afghanistan, in an incident that was first portrayed as a crash.

Six US troops were killed when the Blackhawk chopper went down in Zabul province on December 17, but the precise circumstances around the crash have been the subject of confusion.

“The families of the soldiers killed in the December 17 helicopter crash have been notified that enemy action caused the crash and loss of life,” the NATO-led International Security Assistance Forces said in an email to AFP.

“The investigation is ongoing, and more details will be provided when the investigation is complete,” ISAF said.
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