American Dies in Copter Crash in Afghanistan
A Black Hawk helicopter loaded with U.S. troops crashed Thursday in Afghanistan, killing one crew member and injuring 12, the military said.
The injured troops -- three soldiers and nine Marines -- were taken to Camp Salerno, an American base near the city of Khowst, about 90 miles southeast of Kabul, for treatment.
“The helicopter was destroyed in the crash but did not burn,” the military said in a statement. “Hostile fire was not involved. The cause of the crash is under investigation.”
The statement said one of the Army helicopter’s four-member crew had died. It gave no name.
More than 130 American soldiers have died since U.S. forces entered Afghanistan in 2001 to drive the Taliban from power and attack its Al Qaeda allies.
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