US chopper goes down in Afghanistan
A US helicopter has crashed in the eastern Afghan province of Wardak due to a technical glitch, NATO has said in a statement.
The US-led military alliance said no one was killed or wounded in the crash.
The Taliban, however, claimed to have shot down the chopper, adding that all the troops onboard were killed.
In a separate incident, a US-led foreign soldier was killed in a bomb attack in southern Afghanistan. The nationality of the soldier was not revealed.
Two other US troops were also wounded in another bomb attack in eastern parts of the war-torn country.
At least 659 foreign troops have been killed in Afghanistan in 2010, making this year the deadliest for NATO since the beginning of the US-led invasion of the country in 2001.
The Taliban has made several claims of having shot down several aircraft and NATO choppers in different parts of Afghanistan over the past few months.
The war in Afghanistan has become the longest in US history. With civilian and military casualties at record highs, many question the motives behind the conflict.
At a recent NATO summit in Lisbon, anti-war groups highlighted the fact that nine years after the invasion, US-led forces have failed to ensure security in Afghanistan.
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A US helicopter has crashed in the eastern Afghan province of Wardak due to a technical glitch, NATO has said in a statement.
The US-led military alliance said no one was killed or wounded in the crash.
The Taliban, however, claimed to have shot down the chopper, adding that all the troops onboard were killed.
In a separate incident, a US-led foreign soldier was killed in a bomb attack in southern Afghanistan. The nationality of the soldier was not revealed.
Two other US troops were also wounded in another bomb attack in eastern parts of the war-torn country.
At least 659 foreign troops have been killed in Afghanistan in 2010, making this year the deadliest for NATO since the beginning of the US-led invasion of the country in 2001.
The Taliban has made several claims of having shot down several aircraft and NATO choppers in different parts of Afghanistan over the past few months.
The war in Afghanistan has become the longest in US history. With civilian and military casualties at record highs, many question the motives behind the conflict.
At a recent NATO summit in Lisbon, anti-war groups highlighted the fact that nine years after the invasion, US-led forces have failed to ensure security in Afghanistan.
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