.Crew Survives Attack on Helicopter in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) — A helicopter belonging to American-led coalition troops was shot down by small-arms fire in Afghanistan on Wednesday, and the top military officer for the United States said he was increasingly concerned about the rising violence.
The United States military said there were no serious injuries when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was brought down south of Afghanistan’s capital.
The top American officer, Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters in Washington that “the Taliban and their supporters have, without question, grown more effective and more aggressive in recent weeks.” His statements followed the release of data showing that more American and coalition troops died in Afghanistan last month than during any other month since the American-led invasion began in 2001.
The Taliban have brought down a number of aircraft, but so far they are not thought to have obtained surface-to-air missiles that could alter the balance of the war. Many historians believe that it was the acquisition of such missiles by the Afghan mujahedeen that tipped the war against the Soviet occupation in their favor in the 1980s.
Pilots landed the stricken helicopter safely and evacuated all personnel before it caught fire.
NYT
Boy this place is going to hell in a hand basket. Time for the bloggers to intervene.
The United States military said there were no serious injuries when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was brought down south of Afghanistan’s capital.
The top American officer, Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters in Washington that “the Taliban and their supporters have, without question, grown more effective and more aggressive in recent weeks.” His statements followed the release of data showing that more American and coalition troops died in Afghanistan last month than during any other month since the American-led invasion began in 2001.
The Taliban have brought down a number of aircraft, but so far they are not thought to have obtained surface-to-air missiles that could alter the balance of the war. Many historians believe that it was the acquisition of such missiles by the Afghan mujahedeen that tipped the war against the Soviet occupation in their favor in the 1980s.
Pilots landed the stricken helicopter safely and evacuated all personnel before it caught fire.
NYT
Boy this place is going to hell in a hand basket. Time for the bloggers to intervene.
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