Taliban 'shot down' crash helicopter in Afghanistan
A US Chinook helicopter that crashed in eastern Afghanistan may have been shot down by hostile fire, and the fate of 17 American service members aboard was unclear, the US military said today. The Taliban claimed it attacked the aircraft.
If confirmed, yesterday’s attack would apparently be the first time a US-led coalition aircraft has been downed by hostile fire in Afghanistan, in what could be one of the deadliest incidents for US forces in the country since the Taliban was ousted in 2001.
