US soldiers killed in Afghan chopper crash

[FONT=&quot]US soldiers killed in Afghan chopper crash[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Updated 4 hours 32 minutes ago - 22 September 2010[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Nine NATO troops have been killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, in the Daychopan district of Zabul province.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]A US official says all of the soldiers were American. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]There was no sign that the chopper came under hostile fire from insurgents, the official added.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Kabul, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said the cause of the crash was under investigation.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]It says another NATO soldier, an Afghan soldier and a US civilian were also injured.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The Taliban, who have been waging an increasingly deadly insurgency against foreign troops since the 2001 US-led invasion, immediately claimed responsibility.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Taliban spokesman Yousuf Ahmadi alleged the insurgents shot the helicopter down and killed "more than 10 foreign soldiers." The militia routinely exaggerate its claims.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The crash toll made 2010 the deadliest year for international forces since the war began.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The incident brings to 529 the number of foreign troops killed this year, surpassing the previous record of 521 deaths in 2009.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]- [FONT=&quot]AFP[/FONT][/FONT]

 

Thanks for the update Spider. Just got home from work, the last report I heard was only saying UN Troops where aboard....