Afghan Helicopter Crash

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  Afghan Army Helicopter Crashes, Killing 25 On Board: Officials

  An Afghan army helicopter carrying 25 people crashed in western Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing all those on board, officials said. The aircraft crashed due to "bad weather" in Anar Dara district, Farah provincial governor spokesman Nasir Mehri said, but the Taliban claimed its terrorists brought it down. Both pilots and 23 passengers were killed...

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  5 Dead In Afghan Military Helicopter Crash

  A helicopter carrying security forces crashed in western Afghanistan, killing all five people on board, including the pilot, officials said on Saturday, but ruled out a terrorist attack.

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  12 Dead In Helicopter Crash In Afghanistan

  At least 12 people were killed, including two Ukrainians, when a helicopter crashed in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, Afghan and foreign officials said.

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  Afghan Army Helicopter Crashes In North Afghanistan; 8 Dead

  An Afghan official says eight Afghan army soldiers have been killed after a military helicopter crashed in northern Baghlan province.

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  Afghan Taliban Free 6 Pakistani Helicopter Crew Captured After Crash

  Five Pakistanis and a Russian who were captured by the Afghan Taliban after their government helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan have been released and turned over to Pakistani custody, officials said on Saturday.

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  Taliban Seize 15 Soldiers After Afghanistan Helicopter Crash

  Fifteen soldiers including two foreigners were taken hostage by the Taliban on Tuesday after their helicopter crash-landed in northern Afghanistan, local officials and militant sources said.

• Five NATO troops killed in Afghan helicopter crash

  Five members of the US-led NATO force in Afghanistan died in a helicopter crash in the south of the country on Saturday, NATO officials said, adding the cause of the incident was being investigated.

• Five NATO troops die in Afghan chopper crash: report

  Five members of the NATO-led international force fighting in Afghanistan were killed in a helicopter crash in bad weather in the country's south, the coalition and provincial authorities said on Tuesday.

• Seven US troops among 11 dead in Afghan helicopter crash

  Eleven people were killed on Thursday in a Black Hawk helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, including seven US soldiers and three Afghan allies, the NATO-led force in the country said.

• NATO chopper crashes in Afghanistan, 12 dead

  A Turkish military helicopter crashed into a house near the Afghan capital on Friday, killing 12 Turkish soldiers on board and two girls on the ground, Turkish and Afghan officials said. The helicopter, a Sikorsky, was on a mission for U.S.-led NATO forces when it went down near Kabul, the Turkish military said in a statement.

• Turkish NATO helicopter crash kills 14 in Kabul

  A Turkish helicopter crashed into a house on the outskirts of Kabul on Friday, killing 12 Turkish soldiers and two Afghan civilians in what appeared to be Ankara's deadliest incident in Afghanistan.

• Chopper shot down in Afghanistan, 20 members of Navy SEALs Team 6 killed

  A military helicopter was shot down in eastern Afghanistan, killing 31 US special operation troops, 20 of them from the elite Navy SEALS unit that had killed Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, along with seven Afghan commandos. It was the deadliest single incident for American forces in the decade-long war.

• NATO chopper crashes in Afghanistan, 31 US troops killed

  A total of 31 members of the US Special Forces have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan along with seven Afghans, a statement from Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office said Saturday."The president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai expressed condolences over a NATO helicopter crash and the deaths of 31 members of US...