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Chopper crashes kill 14 Americans in Afghanistan

Kabul : Afghanistan | about 1 month ago  
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Afghanistan — Eleven U.S. troops and three American civilian contractors were killed in two separate helicopter crashes today, inflicting one of the war's heaviest one-day losses on U.S. forces, military officials said...Hostile fire was ruled out in the midair collision, which killed four...
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  • News Source: The Mercury News | about 1 month ago
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  • News Source: Seattle Times | about 1 month ago
    Hostile fire has been ruled out in the crash, a military statement said. Another helicopter went down Monday in western Afghanistan and casualties were reported.
  • News Source: Christian Science Monitor | about 1 month ago
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  • Blog Source: press.oujda-portail.net
    Times Online Helicopter crashes kill 14 Americans in Afghanistan Los Angeles Times Two copters collide in midair. In a separate incident, a chopper goes down following a firefight with insurgents. Three US civilians and 11 troops are ...
  • Blog Source: theasiandefence.blogspot.com
    Pakistan Army helicopter crash kills three. A military helicopter crashed in a restive Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan on Saturday, killing three army officials and wounding two others, officials said. ...
  • Blog Source: www.islamidavet.com
    Earlier on Monday, four US soldiers were killed and two others were injured after two US helicopters collided in southern Afghanistan. US authorities have not given a cause for the collision of two copters. ... Anti-West protest in Kabul turns bloody
  • Blog Source: www.paklinks.com
    Four American soldiers were killed when two helicopters collided mid-air in southern Afghanistan, Nato-led forces said in a statement. The incident is.
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    ... ktrkhouston US: 14 Americans killed in chopper crashes: The U.S. military says 14 Americans have been killed in a series of.. darrenmarceicken Bad day in Afghanistan. 14 Americans dead in copter collisions in Afghanistan ...
  • Blog Source: www.concept-team.ch
    4 U.S. troops die as helicopters collide in south Afghanistan. Written by admin Asia Pacific Okt 26, 2009. Hostile fire has been ruled out, the military says, but it has few other details. Another copter goes down in an unrelated ...
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