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SURMAD, Afghanistan ? A U.S. Chinook troop transport helicopter was shot down by enemy fire Monday afternoon in eastern Afghanistan, incurring multiple fatalities, Pentagon sources said.
The helicopter was moving troops during the largest battle of the Afghan war, as 1,500 American, Afghan and allied Western troops continued their assault upon several hundred heavily armed Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters holed up in the caves of Paktia province.
One American and three Afghans were killed Saturday as the attack began.
AP:
U.S. Military Helicopter Shot Down in Afghanistan
By PAULINE JELINEK
.c The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (March 4) - An American helicopter was shot down over eastern Afghanistan, Pentagon sources said Monday, raising casualties in the largest ground operation of the 5-month-old war.
The Army helicopter was taking part in an assault on suspected al-Qaida and Taliban fighters the Pentagon says were regrouping south of Gardez.
It would be the first American aircraft taken down by enemy fire in the war, following accidental crashes of other craft since the anti-terror campaign opened in October.
Defense officials declined to give details, indicating they were unsure whether a search-and-rescue mission for the troops had been completed.
Fox News:
SURMAD, Afghanistan ? A U.S. Chinook troop transport helicopter was shot down by enemy fire Monday afternoon in eastern Afghanistan, incurring multiple fatalities, Pentagon sources said.
The helicopter was moving troops during the largest battle of the Afghan war, as 1,500 American, Afghan and allied Western troops continued their assault upon several hundred heavily armed Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters holed up in the caves of Paktia province.
One American and three Afghans were killed Saturday as the attack began.
AP:
U.S. Military Helicopter Shot Down in Afghanistan
By PAULINE JELINEK
.c The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (March 4) - An American helicopter was shot down over eastern Afghanistan, Pentagon sources said Monday, raising casualties in the largest ground operation of the 5-month-old war.
The Army helicopter was taking part in an assault on suspected al-Qaida and Taliban fighters the Pentagon says were regrouping south of Gardez.
It would be the first American aircraft taken down by enemy fire in the war, following accidental crashes of other craft since the anti-terror campaign opened in October.
Defense officials declined to give details, indicating they were unsure whether a search-and-rescue mission for the troops had been completed.
