14 Americans killed in Afghanistan
KABUL: At least 14 Americans – 11 troops and three drug agents – were killed as three helicopters crashed on Monday in the deadliest day for the US mission in Afghanistan in more than four years.
A helicopter crashed in the west of the country soon after leaving the scene of a firefight, killing 10 Americans – seven troops and three Drug Enforcement Administration agents.
Eleven American troops, one US civilian and 14 Afghans were also injured.
In a separate incident, two US Marine helicopters – one UH-1 and an AH-1 Cobra – collided in flight before sunrise over the southern province of Helmand, killing four American troops and wounding two more, Marine spokesman Maj Bill Pelletier said.
Taliban spokesman Qari Yusuf Ahmadi claimed Taliban fighters shot down a helicopter in Darabam district of the northwest Badghis province. ap
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