FreedomFighter
07-07-2009, 10:06 AM
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A spokesman for Nato says that two Canadian soldiers and a Briton have been killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan.
Lieutenant-Commander Chris Hall said the helicopter went down on Monday in the province of Zabul.
He said the crash was not caused by enemy fire.
An additional seven American troops were killed on Monday.
Four of the soldiers were killed in a roadside bombing of their vehicle in Kunduz province in the north, Navy Chief Petty Officer Brian Naranjo, a US military spokesman, said.
The soldiers were training Afghan forces, he said.
Two more Americans were killed in a roadside blast in southern Afghanistan, Naranjo said.
And another American soldier died of wounds sustained during a firefight with fighters in the east, a US military spokesman said.
It was the deadliest day for American troops in Afghanistan since July 13, 2008, when 10 soldiers were killed.
Separately, the Taliban claimed on a website that they were holding an American soldier who the US military says fighters might have captured last week.
The Taliban statement, however, did not include any proof, such as a picture or the soldier's name.
A spokesman for Nato says that two Canadian soldiers and a Briton have been killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan.
Lieutenant-Commander Chris Hall said the helicopter went down on Monday in the province of Zabul.
He said the crash was not caused by enemy fire.
An additional seven American troops were killed on Monday.
Four of the soldiers were killed in a roadside bombing of their vehicle in Kunduz province in the north, Navy Chief Petty Officer Brian Naranjo, a US military spokesman, said.
The soldiers were training Afghan forces, he said.
Two more Americans were killed in a roadside blast in southern Afghanistan, Naranjo said.
And another American soldier died of wounds sustained during a firefight with fighters in the east, a US military spokesman said.
It was the deadliest day for American troops in Afghanistan since July 13, 2008, when 10 soldiers were killed.
Separately, the Taliban claimed on a website that they were holding an American soldier who the US military says fighters might have captured last week.
The Taliban statement, however, did not include any proof, such as a picture or the soldier's name.