According to C.O.I.N. this is suppose to be an insurgency and not a well armed military in Afghanistan.
So, like, what gives already?
Because if I recall, the helicopter downings were also a huge issue in Iraq. So. I am left to assume the criminals from Iraq have finally found their footing in Afghanistan again?
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012074172_afghan10.html
Because if I recall, the helicopter downings were also a huge issue in Iraq. So. I am left to assume the criminals from Iraq have finally found their footing in Afghanistan again?
Nine NATO troops are killed in copter crash in Afghanistan (click title to entry - thank you)
By Ernesto Londono
Tuesday, September 21, 2010KABUL - Nine NATO soldiers were killed Tuesday morning in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, military officials said.
Two NATO soldiers, an Afghan soldier and an American civilian were wounded in the crash, the military said in a statement.
The statement said the cause of the crash is under investigation, but noted there were "no reports of enemy fire in the area."
Officials did not immediately disclose the nationalities of the fallen troops...
Originally published June 9, 2010 at 10:05 PM
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4 U.S. soldiers die as NATO helicopter is downed in Afghanistan
Originally published June 9, 2010 at 10:05 PM
Page modified June 10, 2010 at 9:32 AM
4 U.S. soldiers die as NATO helicopter is downed in Afghanistan
Four U.S. soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday when their helicopter was shot down, officials said, and a fifth member of the military from the NATO coalition was killed in a roadside bombing. Hours later, an explosion in southern Afghanistan killed 39 people and wounded dozens.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Four U.S. soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday when their helicopter was shot down, officials said, and a fifth member of the military from the NATO coalition was killed in a roadside bombing. Hours later, an explosion in southern Afghanistan killed 39 people and wounded dozens.
The blast Wednesday night ripped through a wedding party in Kandahar province, killing 39 people and wounding more than 70, according to the provincial executive director Mohammad Annus....
On a cold and blustery Dec. 3, 2006, at Haditha Dam, Iraq, Air Force Office of Special Investigations Special Agent Jim Collins witnessed a Marine CH-46 Sea Knight crash into the chilling, 50-degree, 300' deep, cholera-filled water of Lake Quadisiya. Aboard the helicopter were 16 troops--14 passengers including a mix of Airmen, Soldiers, Marines and two Marine pilots.
During liftoff, the CH-46's front end cleared the 4' wall in front of the helipad, but as the helicopter moved forward it lost power, its rear landing gear striking the wall of the dam. The helicopter pitched forward and nosed over the wall headed for the cold water of the lake 40' below. The pilots managed to bring the helicopter level as it hit the water.
"Murphy, Z (then Tech. Sgt. Noel Murphy and Senior Airman Eduardo Zamora) and I ran over to the wall. When we got to the wall we saw the CH-46 with the belly in the water and people bailing out in full battle rattle," said Collins.....
Attack Has Ominous Implications, Marking First Time Insurgents Shoot Down U.S. Aircraft With Missile
Attack Has Ominous Implications, Marking First Time Insurgents Shoot Down U.S. Aircraft With Missile
Jan. 17, 2006
...It's a troubling new development because there are hundreds -- and by some estimates thousands -- of SA-7 missiles that are unaccounted for in Iraq.
The weapons had been part of Saddam Hussein's arsenal, much of which was looted after the invasion. But until now, insurgents had never successfully used them against an American aircraft.
"It could be just a lucky shot," said Gen. John Keane, the Army's acting chief of staff. "Or it could be that they have invested in a training program, and they now have some qualified operators and that'll be more of a threat than it has been in the past....
The weapons had been part of Saddam Hussein's arsenal, much of which was looted after the invasion. But until now, insurgents had never successfully used them against an American aircraft.
"It could be just a lucky shot," said Gen. John Keane, the Army's acting chief of staff. "Or it could be that they have invested in a training program, and they now have some qualified operators and that'll be more of a threat than it has been in the past....
Attacks Leave 11 Dead in Pakistan, Afghanistan (click here)
Ayaz Gul | Islamabad
09 June 2010
NATO officials say that one of their military helicopters was brought down by insurgent fire in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan, where Taliban militants have a strong presence. The four soldiers died in the attack are identified as Americans.
Afghan officials say the aircraft was flying at low altitude to give air support to ground troops in the Sangin district when a rocket-propelled grenade hit it....
