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Suddenly, There’s a Helo Down in Afghanistan

Perhaps a bit suspicious, considering how they’re getting shot down in Iraq?

Reuters via MSNBC:

KABUL – A helicopter of the U.S.-led coalition force crashed in southeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, the coalition said, but did not say if there were any casualties.

A search and rescue operation for the helicopter and its occupants had been launched, a spokesman said in a statement, describing the crash due to engine failure.



One Response to “Suddenly, There’s a Helo Down in Afghanistan”

  1. Gray says:

    “Perhaps a bit suspicious, considering how they’re getting shot down in Iraq?”

    Yes, perhaps the instruction for the ‘succesful’ Iraqian way of building a heli trap made it to Afghanistan. This just in from the NYT:

    Documents captured from Iraqi insurgents indicate that some of the recent fatal attacks against American helicopters are a result of a carefully planned strategy to focus on downing coalition aircraft, one that American officials say has been carried out by mounting coordinated assaults with machine guns, rockets and surface-to-air missiles.

    Must read!

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