14 Americans die in helicopter crashes in Afghanistan (Lead)
October 26th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANSKabul, Oct 26 (DPA) Fourteen Americans were killed Monday in helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, one of which was believed to be a mid-air collision between two aircraft, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.
Ten US citizens - seven soldiers and three civilians - were killed when a helicopter crashed in western Afghanistan, the ISAF said, without specifying the location.
It said the cause of the accident was unknown but it was not believed to be the result of militant action.
Fourteen Afghan troops, 11 US soldiers and one US civilian were also injured.
The crash occurred after a raid on a compound where suspected militants involved in the narcotics trade were located, the ISAF said.
More than a dozen militants were killed in a firefight that broke out when an international security force conducted the raid, the ISAF said.
In southern Afghanistan, two ISAF helicopters were believed to have crashed in mid-air, killing four US soldiers, the ISAF and US military said.
Hostile fire was not involved in the accident, which injured two soldiers, the ISAF said.
- Four soldiers die in helicopter crash in Afghanistan - Oct 26, 2009
- 14 people killed in helicopter crashes in Afghanistan - Oct 27, 2009
- Turkish military helicopter crashes in Kabul, killing 16 - Mar 18, 2012
- Four U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash - Apr 21, 2012
- NATO chopper crashes in Afghanistan, nine killed - Sep 21, 2010
- Nine killed in Afghan helicopter crash (Lead) - Sep 21, 2010
- NATO soldier killed in Afghan attack - Jan 22, 2012
- Afghan copter crashes toll rises from four to 14 - Oct 26, 2009
- 38 soldiers die in Afghan chopper crash (Lead) - Aug 06, 2011
- Roadside bomb kills NATO soldier in southern Afghanistan - Mar 27, 2012
- Three women killed during NATO operation in eastern Afghanistan - Apr 28, 2012
- British, Estonian troops killed in southern Afghanistan - Oct 16, 2011
- 13 US soldiers die in Kabul bombing - Oct 29, 2011
- Bomb blast kills 5 more NATO troops in southern Afghanistan - Aug 11, 2011
- NATO chopper crash kills 14 near Kabul (Lead) - Mar 16, 2012
Tags: citizens, civilians, crash, firefight, helicopter crashes, helicopters, hostile fire, international security assistance, international security force, isaf, kabul, mid air collision, narcotics, nato, southern afghanistan, two soldiers, western afghanistan