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| Helicopter crashes in Afghanistan | Helicopter crashes in Afghanistan |
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| A civilian helicopter has crashed in southern Afghanistan, US military officials have said. | A civilian helicopter has crashed in southern Afghanistan, US military officials have said. |
| The helicopter came down at the Kandahar air field, Nato's largest base in southern Afghanistan. | The helicopter came down at the Kandahar air field, Nato's largest base in southern Afghanistan. |
| Reports from Moscow say the helicopter was a Russian-built Mi-8 and that 15 people have been killed. | Reports from Moscow say the helicopter was a Russian-built Mi-8 and that 15 people have been killed. |
| The crash is the second of a helicopter in Afghanistan in a week. Six civilians died when an aircraft came down in southern Helmand province on Tuesday. | The crash is the second of a helicopter in Afghanistan in a week. Six civilians died when an aircraft came down in southern Helmand province on Tuesday. |
| US and Nato officials have so far not confirmed any death toll from Sunday's crash. | US and Nato officials have so far not confirmed any death toll from Sunday's crash. |
| Russia's Interfax agency quoted a spokesman for Russia's Federal Air Transportation Agency as saying: "An Mi-8 transport helicopter crashed at take-off from an airfield in Kandahar. | |
| "Fifteen of the 17 passengers were killed," the spokesman said. |