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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Afghanistan aircraft crash: six US soldiers killed


A helicopter crash in souther Afghanistan has killed six US soldiers, the deadliest day for American troops in the country since March.

There was no fighting reported in the area where the aircraft came down, Nato said in a brief statement, and Afghan officials including the provincial governor and police chief said the chopper had a mechanical fault.

The Taliban said they had shot down the aircraft, but although they have hit some helicopters, they have also repeatedly claimed technical crashes as successful attacks.

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