38 soldiers die in Afghan chopper crash (Lead)
August 6th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 6 (IANS) At least 31 members of the US special forces and seven Afghan soldiers were killed in a NATO helicopter crash in east Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai said in a statement Saturday.
The incident occurred Friday night in Wardak province, Xinhua quoted the statement issued by the Afghanistan president office as saying.
NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was yet to make any statement in this regard.
The spokesman of the Wardak provincial administration, Shahidullah Shahid, told Xinhua that a NATO helicopter crashed in Syed Abad district during a military operation Friday night.
On the other hand, Taliban outfit, according to local media, claimed responsibility, saying a helicopter had been shot down by militants, leaving several people aboard dead.
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