US soldier killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash

KABUL: A US soldier died after the helicopter they were in crashed in Afghanistan, foreign forces said Saturday, denying Taliban claims that it had shot down the aircraft, reports AFP.

Six other US crew members were injured in the accident late Friday in Logar province, south of Kabul, NATO's Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan said in a statement.

The death brought the number of US soldiers killed in action in Afghanistan -- where they are supposed to be in a non-combat role -- so far this year to 11, two above the tally for the whole of 2016.

"A US service member has died as a result of injuries sustained during a helicopter crash," Resolute Support said. US battlefield deaths have been relatively rare since the transfer of primary responsibility to Afghan forces at the end of 2014.

The Taliban, which has waged a 16-year insurgency against foreign forces and their Afghan counterparts, said on Twitter that its militants brought down the aircraft.

 

US soldier killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash

KABUL: A US soldier died after the helicopter they were in crashed in Afghanistan, foreign forces said Saturday, denying Taliban claims that it had shot down the aircraft, reports AFP. Six other US crew members were injured in the accident late Friday in Logar province, south of Kabul, NATOs Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan said in a statement. The death brought the number of US soldiers killed in action in Afghanistan -- where they are supposed to be in a non-combat role -- so far this year to 11, two above the tally for the whole of 2016. A US service member has died as a result of injuries sustained during a helicopter crash, Resolute Support said. US battlefield deaths have been relatively rare since the transfer of primary responsibility to Afghan forces at the end of 2014. The Taliban, which has waged a 16-year insurgency against foreign forces and their Afghan counterparts, said on Twitter that its militants brought down the aircraft.