Coalition helicopter crashes in Afghanistan. 9 Aboard

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12653827/

KABUL, Afghanistan - A Chinook helicopter with nine coalition forces aboard crashed in Afghanistan on Saturday, a U.S. military spokeswoman says.

(That's all it says so far.)

[bemildred]

1. Swell day in Afghanistan.

Says more now.

[Warren Stupidity]

2. So we lost 5 yesterday and 9 today so far?

No end in sight.

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25. Like they only have 2-3 land missles...start of something bigger

[Erika]

3. So we hoisted our flag in Kabul and tore down Saddam's

statue in Baghdad. Other than providing unbelieveable profits to defense contractors, what good has it done?

Bush 41 advised everyone to stay out of the MidEast. I guess his son didn't listen to him.

I'll follow the story at www.icasualties.org

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4. story here now

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060506/ap_on_re_as/afghan_helicopter_crash;_ylt=Ap8AB4zquo384iMAMEaQ5Sqs0NUE
Coalition Chopper Crashes in Afghanistan

By JASON STRAZIUSO, Associated Press Writer 3 minutes ago

KABUL, Afghanistan - A military transport helicopter with 10 U.S.-led coalition personnel aboard crashed while conducting combat operations in eastern
Afghanistan, a U.S. military spokeswoman said Saturday. No information on the fate of those on board was immediately released.


The CH-47 Chinook crashed late Friday while on a mission in support of Operation Mountain Lion, an offensive to root out Taliban and al-Qaida militants near the mountainous border with Pakistan. The crash was not the result of hostile fire, Lt. Tamara D. Lawrence said.

The military would not immediately say whether there were any casualties, and did not give the names or nationalities of the 10 passengers and crew on board. Rescue and recovery operations began at daybreak Saturday, Lawrence said.

The helicopter was conducting "operations on a mountaintop landing zone" when it crashed near Asadabad in Kunar province, about 150 miles east of Kabul, the capital, the military said.

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5. 10 people on board.

....The military would not immediately say whether there were any casualties, and did not give the names or nationalities of the 10 passengers and crew on board. Rescue and recovery operations began at daybreak Saturday, Lawrence said.

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6. "They're still doing rescue and recovery operations

....A military statement said other aircraft and crews near the landing zone during the crash confirmed hostile fire did not cause it. Lawrence said that although it was dark, the other coalition aircraft would have known if an enemy rocket had been fired.

Lawrence said the crash was being investigated and that little information was available.

"They're still doing rescue and recovery operations, so there's just a lot of unknown factors at this time," Lawrence said.

In September, a Chinook helicopter crashed in a mountainous area in the southeastern province of Zabul, killing all five American crew members, and in June, all 16 troops on board a Chinook died in Kunar when it was hit by a militant's rocket-propelled grenade — the deadliest attack against American forces in Afghanistan.

[Scurrilous]

7. Taliban claim helicopter kill

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"The Taliban claim to have shot down a US helicopter in Afghanistan, killing all those on board.

An Aljazeera correspondent in Afghanistan said Muhamad Hanif, a spokesman for the Taliban, claimed that his movement had brought down the US Chinook.

The US-led forces said the 10 colaition soldiers on board were all killed, but denied that the Chinook, which crashed near the Pakistan border, had been brought down by the Taliban.

"We have no indication that that happened," said a spokeswoman responding to Hanif's claim."


http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/8706BB7C-FE72-4553-96F1-B5D017454AF4.htm

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26. I wondered why they were holding back on missle's!!

but as Bush says, thiswould have nothing to do with a civil war....noooooo, just get the fuck out of our country yanks!

[ECH1969]

8. Coalition helicopter crashes in Afghanistan

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter with nine coalition personnel aboard crashed late Friday during combat operations in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, a military spokeswoman said.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12653827/

[IndianaGreen]

9. BBC News: US chopper crashes in Afghanistan

US chopper crashes in Afghanistan

Last Updated: Saturday, 6 May 2006, 04:16 GMT 05:16 UK

A United States military helicopter has crashed in Afghanistan, officials say.

The CH-47 Chinook carrying nine US-led coalition members, came down in Kunar province near a "mountaintop landing zone" 240km (150 miles) east of Kabul.

The crash was not the result of enemy fire, said a military spokeswoman, and it is not known if anyone has died.

Rescuers and other aircraft are at the scene, the spokeswoman said. The nationalities of the crew have not yet been released.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4979546.stm

[blonndee]

10. So sad.

My boyfriend just told me about this. :cry:

[cliss]

11. crashed during combat operations?

And it wasn't due to enemy fire?

Watch the follow-up on this story. The Pentagon is very predictable. They always hold off for a few days before releasing details. Everything is minimized. Then, after about 2 weeks, the story changes and we get more accurate details.


"The first casualty of war is the Truth"

[maddezmom]

12. 10 Soldiers Killed Afghan Chopper Crash

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The CH-47 Chinook crashed late Friday while on a mission in support of Operation Mountain Lion, an offensive to root out Taliban and al-Qaida militants near the mountainous border with Pakistan. The crash was not the result of enemy fire, said Lt. Tamara D. Lawrence, a coalition spokeswoman.

"The remains of all the 10 soldiers have been found and there are no survivors," she told The Associated Press. "There is no indication that the helicopter came down due to some enemy action."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060506/ap_on_re_as/afghan_helicopter_crash;_

[saigon68]

13. THEY DIED FOR NOTHING

"BRING EM ON" shouted the AWOL CHIMPANZEE

As he dreamed of an erection.

[leftynyc]

14. May they rest in peace

and may this administration burn in hell

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20. and may they find peace.

[leftchick]

15. 10 U.S. Troops Die in Afghan Copter Crash

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060506/ap_on_re_as/afghan_helicopter_crash

KABUL, Afghanistan - A U.S.-led coalition military transport helicopter crashed while conducting combat operations in the remote mountains of eastern Afghanistan, killing all 10 American soldiers on board, a U.S. military spokeswoman said Saturday.

The CH-47 Chinook crashed late Friday while on a mission in support of Operation Mountain Lion, an offensive to root out Taliban and al-Qaida militants near the border with Pakistan. The crash was not the result of hostile fire, said Lt. Tamara D. Lawrence, a coalition spokeswoman.

"The remains of all the 10 soldiers have been found and there are no survivors," she told The Associated Press. "There is no indication that the helicopter came down due to some enemy action."

The soldiers were part of a more than 20,000-strong coalition force, mostly operating in the volatile south and east of Afghanistan. About 18,000 of those forces are American.

[lebkuchen]

17. "Coalition" my ass.

I knew they would all be Americans from the moment I skimmed the story.

[NYC]

18. It's interesting how the story evolves.

Coalition forces. U.S. led coalition forces. American soldiers.

It didn't take long this time.

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19. (Reuters) US helicopter crashes in Afghanistan

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060506/ts_nm/afghan_dc;_ylt=AtSwGYb2oTJ0ejvddZMzHz6s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b2NibDltBHNlYwM3MTY-
US helicopter crashes in Afghanistan

By Robert Birsel 7 minutes ago

KABUL (Reuters) - A U.S. helicopter crashed while on combat operations in
Afghanistan, killing all 10 American soldiers and crew on board, the military said on Saturday.
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The CH-47 Chinook crashed late on Friday near Asadabad, the capital of the mountainous eastern province of Kunar.

The U.S. military said there was no indication the crash was a result of enemy fire. Taliban insurgents, however, claimed they shot down the helicopter.

"The remains of 10 servicemen were found in the aircraft. There were no survivors," said U.S. military spokeswoman Lieutenant Tamara Lawrence, adding the cause was being investigated.

Insurgents shot down an MH-47 -- a special forces version of the CH-47 -- with a rocket-propelled grenade in Kunar in June last year. All 16 U.S. troops on board were killed.

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21. this was updated (7 min. ago)--yet they do not even put 10 dead in head

line!

[IndianaGreen]

22. I wonder if it was shotdown with a missile, as the one in Iraq was.

I notice that in this story and in another story from Basra in Iraq about another chopper crash, that there is a trend in the media to not put the number of casualties in the headline. It is almost as if they only want to discuss the equipment being lost rather than the lives being wasted by Bush and Blair's foolish military adventures.

The Mujahedin turned their fortunes in the Soviet-Afghan War when they got missiles from US to shootdown Soviet helicopters. I wonder if this helicopter was shotdown with a missile, as the British helicopter that was shotdown todday in Basra, Iraq.

[daleo]

23. Maybe the Russians are getting a little revenge for the 1980's stingers

Or maybe some powers are sending Bush a message - they will not stand idly by if Bush wants more war, especially with Iran.

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24. Russians are getting a little revenge? why not? we supplied OBL

what goes around comes around.

[Mr_Spock]

27. helicopters suck

...just as Russia.

[TheModernTerrorist]

28. how many

seriously, how many helicopters are gonna fucking crash in this war? Most of the time it just says mechanical failure... seriously, what the fuck?