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6 Afghan militiamen killed in NATO chopper strike (AP)

October 8th, 2010

US soldier Sergeant Bill Myers, from Phoenix, Arizona, from Bravo Company 2-502 Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, prepares to patrol after a break near Forward Operation Base Howz-e-Madad, Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)AP - Firing from NATO helicopters in an eastern province Friday killed six Afghan militiamen who had allegedly shot at the aircraft, an Afghan official said.


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US: Dead in Afghan chopper crash were all American (AP)

September 23rd, 2010

In this Sept.15, 2010 photo, a U.S. Army Chinook helicopter from the 101st Airborne Division transports U.S. infantrymen from one position to another in Zhari District, southern Afghanistan. Going increasingly on the offensive in this district near Kandahar City, American commanders are hoping to clear Taliban-held areas and fighting positions in the weeks and months ahead, before President Barack Obama makes a critical assessment in December of the effectiveness of the 30,000-man surge. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - All nine troops killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week — the worst for the coalition forces in four years — were Americans, the Pentagon confirmed, although…

9 NATO troops die in Afghan chopper crash (AP)

September 21st, 2010

British soldiers walk towards a military helicopter during a patrol of Afghanistan's Helmand province in March 2010. British forces transferred control of security for Sangin district in southern Afghanistan to US troops, the defence ministry said on Monday.(AFP/Pool/File/Massoud Hossaini)AP - A helicopter carrying international troops crashed in a rugged section of southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing nine service members in the deadliest such incident in four years for coalition…

Trial starts for 10 in Sweden chopper heist (AP)

August 2nd, 2010

AP - Ten men accused of stealing nearly 40 million kronor ($5 million) in a commando-style raid of a Swedish cash depot pleaded innocent Monday as prosecutors opened their trial…

Afghan chopper crash kills 3 Aussies, 1 American (AP)

June 21st, 2010

US soldiers wait to board helicopters in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Six NATO soldiers were killed in three separate incidents in southern Afghanistan, where the US-led alliance is mounting an ambitious campaign to flush out Taliban militants, the military said.(AFP/Pool/File/Kamal Kishore)AP - A helicopter crash killed three Australian commandos and a U.S. service member before dawn Monday in a rugged area of southern Afghanistan where fighting has raged for days.


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UN: Spanish military chopper crashes in Haiti (AP)

April 16th, 2010

AP - The United Nations says a Spanish military helicopter has crashed in rugged terrain in Haiti and that the fate of the four aboard is not yet known.

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Thai Parliament stormed; chopper rescues lawmakers (AP)

April 7th, 2010

Anti-government protesters climb over the gate to get into Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday April 7, 2010. Thai TV has reported that anti-government protesters have broken into the Parliament building after lawmakers aborted their session, with some of the legislators scaling a wall to escape. (AP Photo/Wason Wnaichakorn)AP - Emboldened anti-government protesters briefly stormed Thailand’s Parliament building Wednesday as lawmakers scaled walls to flee and a Black Hawk helicopter evacuated VIPs trapped by the encircling crowd, officials…