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9 NATO soldiers die in helicopter crash, making 2010 the deadliest year for forces in Afghanistan By Ernesto Londono Tuesday, September 21, 2010; 4:47 AM KABUL - Nine NATO soldiers were killed Tuesday morning in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/countries/afghanistan.html?nav=e l> , military officials said, making 2010 the deadliest year for the U.S.-led international force in Afghanistan. Another NATO troop, an Afghan soldier and an American civilian were wounded in the crash, the military said in a statement. The helicopter crashed in the Diachopan District of Zabul Province, provincial spokesman Mohammad Jan Rasoulyar said. Rasoulyar said the Taliban took responsibility for downing the aircraft, but he added that there is no evidence to support the claim. The statement from NATO said the cause of the crash is under investigation, but noted there were "no reports of enemy fire in the area." Military officials did not immediately disclose the nationalities of the fallen troops. Southern Afghanistan has become the toughest battleground for the U.S.-led international force, which is attempting to wrest control of Taliban strongholds to pave the way for the Afghan government to bolster its presence. Tuesday's crash raised the toll of NATO troops in Afghanistan so far this year to 529, according to a tally kept by icasualties.org <http://www.icasualties.org> . Last year 521 NATO troops died in Afghanistan. The rise in casualties comes amid a U.S. troop buildup ordered by the Obama administration in an effort to turn the tide on the faltering <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/afghanistan-pakistan/index.htm l> nine-year war. Many of the additional 30,000 American troops were deployed to Helmand and Kandahar provinces, Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan that have become the deadliest battlegrounds for NATO troops. The incident appeared to be the deadliest NATO aircraft crash in Afghanistan since the Oct. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2009/10/26/VI20091026009 94.html> 26 Chinook crash in western Badghis province, in which seven U.S. service members and three DEA agents were killed. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
