Pentagon Probes Whether U.S. Troops Killed By Enemy Fire -- CNN
(CNN) -- The Pentagon urgently investigated whether six American troops killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday may have died from enemy fire after their helicopter crashed, rather than from the crash itself, two senior U.S. officials said.
"We do not know how those killed were killed," one of the officials told CNN. "It's unclear if it was the crash or contact with the enemy after the helo came down."
One person survived.
It was the single-deadliest day for U.S. forces in Afghanistan since a helicopter wreck killed seven Americans and four Afghans in August 2012.
On Tuesday, the Pentagon said initial reporting indicated that six members of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force were killed when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed.
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My Comment: The big worry (it has always been a worry) is that the Taliban may now have in their possession shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles .... and used one yesterday in shooting down this U.S. helicopter. If this is true, it will change the dynamics on the ground significantly.
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