3 NATO Helicopters Crash in Afghanistan, Killing 14 Americans


	3 NATO Helicopters Crash in Afghanistan, Killing 14 Americans

merrie

10-26-2009 7:51 AM

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at least 11 u.s.service members, 3 american civilians killed, one helicopter crashed, two helicopters collide

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This past year has been the deadliest for foreign troops in Afghanistan since the U.S.-led invasion in late 2001 to fight the Taliban and al-Qaida militants.

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