2 Americans killed in copter crash in Afghanistan

2 Americans killed in copter crash in Afghanistan
Jul 22, 9:26 AM EDT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing two U.S. service members, NATO forces said. The Taliban claimed it shot down the craft, but NATO said it was still investigating.

Hostile fire has not been ruled out in the crash in Helmand province, said Lt. Commander Katie Kendrick, a spokeswoman for the military coalition.

Though helicopters more regularly go down because of mechanical issues in Afghanistan, some have been brought down by insurgent fire. In June, the Taliban shot down a helicopter in Helmand, killing four U.S. service members.

Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi claimed in a telephone call to The Associated Press that the insurgent group shot the chopper down.

Daoud Ahmadi, a spokesman for the Helmand provincial government, said the helicopter went down in the area of provincial capital Lashkar Gah.

251 American soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan this year.

Oops. Wrong metric.

We're making progress tolerating (on) corruption.

We're kicking ass still trying to supress the Taliban in Helmland Province.

But we are definitely bombing the fuck out of them.


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