[islah-net] Nine US Soldiers Killed in Afghan Helicopter Crash

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Nine Killed in U.S. Afghan Helicopter Crash   Wed Apr 6, 2005 09:34 AM ET   KABUL (Reuters) - Nine people were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday when a military helicopter crashed during severe weather, the U.S. military said. The CH 47 Chinook helicopter crashed in Ghazni province, 80 miles southwest of the capital, Kabul, while on a routine mission, a spokeswoman said. There were no survivors. "We have nine confirmed casualties. I don't have the full list of the passengers or other details now," said U.S. military spokesman Lieutenant Cindy Moore. The helicopter was one of two Chinooks returning to Bagram Air Field north of Kabul from a mission in southern Afghanistan, Moore said. The other arrived safely at Bagram. The governor of Ghazni province, Assadullah Khalid, said the helicopter crashed during a heavy dust storm. "We were first to arrive at the scene," Khalid told Reuters. "We recovered two American soldiers' bodies and now American forces are in control of the situation. The chopper was burning when we were there," he said. The United States has lost more than 100 military personnel since deploying troops to Afghanistan following the fall of the Taliban in late 2001, but most of the deaths have been in accidents. U.S. forces have lost several helicopters and other aircraft in crashes in Afghanistan. Three U.S. military personnel and three civilian crew were killed in late November when their CASA 212 civilian fixed-wing transport aircraft crashed in central Afghan mountains. Four U.S. soldiers were killed on March 26 when their vehicle struck a land mine in the southeast of the country. © Reuters 2005. All Rights Reserved. ///// MEDIA JIM: Memurnikan Tanggapan Umum Melalui Penyebaran Ilmu dan Maklumat ////////////////////////////////// Nota: Kandungan mel ini tidak menggambarkan pendirian rasmi Pertubuhan Jamaah Islah Malaysia (JIM) melainkan yang dinyatakan sedemikian. Berminat menjadi ahli JIM? Sila isi borang keahlian "online" di: http://www.jim.org.my/forms/borang_keahlian.htm Langganan : Hantar E-mail kosong ke              [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub     : Hantar E-mail kosong ke              [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Children International Would you give Hope to a Child in need?   · Click Here to meet a Girl And Give Her Hope · Click Here to meet a Boy And Change His Life Learn More Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islah-net/   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

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