20 Killed After Rocket Attack Destroyed US
Helicopters 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.
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