Helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills US soldiers
Taken from the Irish Independent...
Helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills US soldiers
16:42 Thursday January 30th 2003
A US Army Black Hawk helicopter has crashed six miles east of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. The helicopter was taking part in a routine training exercise when the incident occurred. It is not known how many military personnel were on board the craft but reports are saying that there are multiple fatalities. According to US military sources, there was no hostile fire in the area and the crash was not caused by hostile activity related to recent altercations between US military personnel and Afghan fighters.