13 bodies recovered from aircraft crash site

THE bodies of 13 American troops have been recovered from the crash of a US helicopter in eastern Afghanistan, but seven more soldiers are unaccounted for and some may have been captured.

13 bodies recovered from aircraft crash site

A report on the BBC quoted unidentified US military officials on the recovery of the bodies from the site of Tuesday's crash in Kunar province.

The BBC said officials said there was hope some of those unaccounted for were alive but it also quoted correspondent Andrew North as saying they may have been captured by insurgents.

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