Wardak Helicopter Crash

Probe finds no U.S. fault in Afghan chopper crash that killed 30 Americans

A U.S. military investigation has found that the August helicopter crash that killed 30 Americans in Afghanistan was the result of a Taliban attack, not poor planning or faulty equipment.

06:25 October 13, 2011

Video: Captain tells pilot's son: 'He loved you'

For a brief moment on CNN on Monday, a U.S. soldier who served alongside a decorated Army pilot - one of the men killed in this month's Chinook helicopter crash in Afghanistan - spoke directly to that fallen pilot's 10-year-old son.

Allen: Airstrike kills insurgents who shot down U.S. helicopter

An airstrike has killed the insurgents responsible for shooting down a U.S. helicopter in Afghanistan and causing the largest single-day loss of American life in the 10-year-old war, the top commander there said.
05:58 August 11, 2011
Despite heavy losses in helicopter crash, special ops likely to remain

Negative spin of the Taliban’s shooting down of a helicopter that killed dozens of elite troops is unlikely to affect special operations missions.
03:21 August 8, 2011
U.S. troops in Afghanistan sad, angry over deaths in downing of chopper

Saturday’s attack also deepened concerns about traveling by helicopter in Afghanistan.
03:22 August 8, 2011
Choppers in Afghanistan vital and vulnerable

U.S. helicopter shot down in Afghanistan

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