U.S. Soldier Dies After Falling From Helicopter
From Times Wire Reports
A U.S. soldier died after falling from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a landing approach in southern Afghanistan, NATO said. The soldier, whose name was not released, died of his injuries Wednesday in a Kandahar military hospital.
In Kandahar province, as many as 20 suspected Taliban militants were killed in a clash with NATO-led forces and Afghan troops, a spokesman for North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces said. No NATO or Afghan casualties were reported.
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