Afghanistan Helicopter Crash (14 Americans Killed)
Monday, October 26th, 2009 305 viewsFourteen Americans died this morning after two helicopters collided and a third chopper crashed in Afghanistan on the deadliest day in years for U.S. troops in the country.
Seven U.S. service members and three U.S. civilians died in the single-helicopter crash, which injured 14 U.S. service members, one U.S. civilian and 11 Afghans.
The helicopter was involved in an anti-drug operation in Badghis province in northwestern Afghanistan.
The dead service members were part of U.S. Special Operations forces, a U.S. defense official said.
In a separate incident, four U.S. service members were killed and two injured when two helicopters collided and crashed in southern Afghanistan.
