Sunday, April 28, 2013

Four U.S. Service Members Killed In Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan

U.S. Marines assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, offload from a Marine CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter at Camp Al-Galail, Qatar, to participate in Exercise Eagle Resolve 2013, April 21, 2013. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston

Four Service Members Killed In Plane Crash In Afghanistan Were AMERICAN -- Daily Mail

* Four NATO staff from U.S. died in the crash in southern Afghanistan on Saturday
* Victims worked for NATO-led International Security Assistance Force
* Identities and military status of the casualties have not been released

Four NATO service members who died in a plane crash in southern Afghanistan yesterday were American, U.S. military officials have confirmed.

Investigators are looking into the cause of the crash, but the International Security Assistance Force said that initial reports indicated there was no enemy activity in the area at the time.

Instead, the province's police chief told Reuters that the plane came down in Zabul province in the district of Shahjoi due to bad weather.

It has not been confirmed whether the victims, all working for the NATO-led ISAF, were military staff or civilians and the four have not been identified. It is also unclear what kind of airplane was involved.

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More News On Yesterday's Crash that Killed Four U.S. Soldiers In Afghanistan

South Afghanistan plane crash kills four Isaf personnel -- BBC
Four die in NATO plane crash in Afghanistan -- Reuters
Helicopter crash killed four ISAF service members in Afghanistan -- UPI
Plane crash in Afghanistan kills four Nato security force members -- The Guardian
NATO plane crash in Afghanistan kills four -- AFP
Chopper Crash Kills 4 ISAF Soldiers in Southern Afghanistan -- Khaama Press

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