Afghanistan helicopter crash kills two Americans

There were no reports of enemy activity in the area.


Reuters April 09, 2013
US soldiers are pictured at the scene of a helicopter crash during a recovery operation in the Pachir Wa Agam district of Nangarhar province on April 9, 2013. PHOTO: AFP

KABUL: A helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan killed two American members of the Nato-led force on Tuesday, spokesmen said.

There were no reports of enemy activity in the area, said Captain Dan Einert, a spokesman for the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force.

US military spokesman Colonel Thomas Collins said both the dead were from the United States.

The helicopter went down in Pachir Agam district of Nangarhar province, said Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, a spokesman for the governor's office.

No other details were immediately available.

COMMENTS (1)

Stranger | 11 years ago | Reply

It will be quitely declared as an 'accident' .May their souls rest in peace .

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