Some of the deadliest military air crashes in Afghanistan since the US invasion on October 7, 2001:
- August 6, 2011: A CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashes in eastern Wardak province, killing 30 US special operation troops, a translator, and seven Afghan commandos.
- September 21, 2010: US Army Blackhawk crashes in southern Zabul province, killing nine troops on board, including four Navy SEALs.
- May 30, 2007: US Chinook crashes while under fire in southern Helmand, killing one British, one Canadian and five American troops.
- February 18, 2007: US Chinook carrying 22 soldiers crashes in southern Zabul province, killing eight and injuring 14.
- September 2, 2006: British Nimrod aircraft crashes near Kandahar in the south, killing 14 crew members.
- May 5, 2006: US Chinook helicopter crashes while attempting a night landing on a small mountaintop in eastern Kunar province, killing 10 US soldiers.
- August 16, 2005: Spanish helicopter crashes near the western city of Herat, killing 17 Spanish soldiers.
- June 28, 2005: US helicopter is shot down in eastern Kunar province during a rescue operation, killing 16 special operations troops.
- April 6, 2005: US Chinook helicopter crashes in a sandstorm near eastern Ghazni, killing 15 American troops and three civilian contractors.
- December 21, 2002: German army helicopter crashes in Kabul, killing seven German soldiers.
- March 4, 2002: US Chinook helicopter is shot down in eastern Afghanistan, killing seven American troops.
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