H-Net* 20 Killed After Rocket Attack Destroyed US Helicopters

[Ahmad Tajuddin]

20 Killed After Rocket Attack Destroyed US Helicopters Aug 28, 2002 Source: Azzam Publications, Uncensored Two US helicopters were destroyed in the South of Kabul due to which eight US and twelve local Afghan troops were killed on Monday 18th August. The helicopters were flying over the Loogar district of Muhammad Agha when unknown assailants shot down these helicopters by rocket fire. The debris of these helicopters was seen lying every where in the region and all the troops were dead. According to eye witnesses local villagers immediately ran to collect the parts of the destroyed helicopters. 45 minutes after this operation almost more than a dozen US helicopters appeared over the region. When no weapons nor attackers were found they took away the dead bodies of their troops. Another report came from Loogar that on Wednesday 20 August at around midnight in Dasht Qila (fort) Dolat an intensive attack was made on the US base due to which at least four troops were reportedly killed. One attacker who was arrested was severely wounded, but died later from his wounds.