Strike on Chinook helicopter killed 30 U.S. special forces during a raid on a suspected insurgent commander's compound in Afghanistan, officals said Saturday, in what could be the deadliest single incident for Western forces since the 2001 invasion.
by News Editors, GlobalPost
A Taliban rocket strike on a Chinook helicopter killed 30 U.S. special forces during a raid on an insurgent commander's compound in Afghanistan, officials said Saturday, in what would be the deadliest single incident for Western forces since the 2001 invasion. The shoulder-fired missile destroyed the heavy-lift helicopter as it flew over Wardak province, just southwest of Kabul, during a counter-insurgency operation on Friday, AFP reported.…
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