Sunday, August 7, 2011

Afghanistan War News Updates -- August 7, 2011



Recovery Effort Under Way After NATO Crash In Eastern Afghanistan -- CNN

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- NATO recovery teams combed through the wreckage of a downed CH-47 Chinook in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, the site of the worst single-day loss of American lives since the start of the Afghan war.

"They're just trying recover everything from the crash at this point," said Lt. Col. Jimmie Cummings, a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.

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More News On Afghanistan

NATO probes Afghanistan helicopter crash -- Yahoo News/AFP
US probes Afghanistan special forces helicopter crash -- BBC
Afghan official: fighting near chopper crash area -- CBS/AP
America's Black Day: Bin Laden Hit Team Troops Shot Out Of Sky By Taliban -- The Daily Mail
Copter shot down, killing 30 US troops, 7 Afghans -- Yahoo News/AP
NATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, killing 38 -- Yahoo News/Reuters
30 US troops dead as Afghan Taliban down chopper -- Yahoo News/AFP
U.S. official: Killed forces were reinforcing troops in Afghanistan -- CNN
Taliban shoots down Chinook and kills bin Laden hunters in biggest Nato loss of life in Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
A"Golden BB" Downs a U.S. Helicopter in Afghanistan, Killing 38 -- Time
38 US, Afghan forces killed in helo crash -- Long War Journal
31 US troops, mostly elite Navy SEALs, killed in Afghanistan -- MSNBC
Washington Mourns U.S. Troops Killed in Afghan Helicopter Crash -- FOX News
Obama honors the U.S. dead in Afghanistan -- USA Today
Obama expresses sorrow for 31 US troops killed in Afghan crash -- The Hill
Cameron pays tribute to fallen US, Afghan troops -- AFP
NATO Crash: Communities Mourn Loss of Troops Killed in Afghanistan -- ABC
30 Americans Killed Including 25 SEALs When Afghan Insurgents Shoot Down Helicopter -- ABC News
22 US special forces die after Taliban shoot down helicopter -- The Independent
Afghan helicopter crash kills 31 US troops -- BBC
Worst US loss of life in Afghan war as helicopter crash kills 38 -- The Guardian
Dozens of U.S. troops feared killed as NATO helicopter crashes in Afghan offensive -- Washington Post
Dozens Killed as NATO Helicopter Shot Down in Afghanistan -- New York Times
NATO chopper crash kills 31 U.S. soldiers, 7 Afghans -- Xinhuanet
NATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan; at least 38 killed -- CNN
NATO helicopter crash in Afghanistan; 31 Americans, 7 Afghans dead -- CNN
38 die in Afghan helicopter crash -- 9News
Chopper Crash Kills 31 U.S. Troops, 7 Afghans
-- L.A. Times
Taliban down U.S. helicopter in Afghanistan, 38 dead -- Miami Herald
31 Americans killed in helicopter crash, Afghanistan president says -- Stars and Stripes
At Least 38 Dead In NATO Helicopter Crash In Afghanistan -- RTT News
Report: At Least 37 Dead After NATO Helicopter Shot Down in Afghanistan -- National Journal
SEAL Team 6 Members Perish When Taliban Shot Down NATO Helicopter [VIDEO] -- IBTimes
US to 'stay the course' after Afghan chopper crash - -AFP
Commandos killed in Afghanistan were fighting war few see -- Miami Herald
Deadly helicopter crash shows danger of Osama bin Laden-style raids [VIDEO] -- Christian Science Monitor
Deadliest one-day incidents for coalition in Afghanistan -- CNN
Deadliest aviation incidents of Afghan war -- Al Jazeera
Deadly military air crashes in Afghanistan -- Indystar

NATO says 4 killed in Afghan attacks -- Kansas City/AP
4 Troops Killed After Deadliest US Day In Afghanistan -- News4
Airstrike Reportedly Kills Civilians in Southern Afghanistan -- New York Times
Soldier amputations from Afghan IEDs up sharply -- CBS News
In Afghanistan, more and more roadside bombs -- NDTV/AFP
IED Attacks in Afghanistan Hit All-Time High -- Rawa News
Afghanistan desperate for security, leadership, infrastructure -- JSOnline
Faraway war in Afghanistan hits home in City Island -- New York Daily News
Copter Crash Highlights Fight In Eastern Afghanistan -- NPR
Helicopter crash kills dozens in Afghanistan: implications for US war effort? -- Tom A. Peter and Ben Arnoldy, Staff Writer, Christian Science Monitor

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