Four Injured When U.S. Helicopter Crashes in Afghanistan: PentagonThe Pentagon announced on Friday that a U.S. military helicopter crash-landed in Afghanistan due to bad weather, injuring four crew members."The landing severely damaged the helicopter," the Pentagon said in a statement. "The entire crew has been safely recovered out of Afghanistan and the four injured service members are now receiving medical care," it added. The Pentagon said the crash landing, the first reported loss of a U.S. aircraft within Afghanistan since the U.S. and its allies launched military strikes against the Taliban four weeks ago, took place at 1830 GMT Friday. It said the damaged helicopter has been destroyed by F-14 Tomcats from the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The Pentagon did not disclosed the identity of the helicopter and its mission. |
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