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| A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan killed five Nato troops on Monday. The International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) gave no immediate details about the cause of the crash. | A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan killed five Nato troops on Monday. The International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) gave no immediate details about the cause of the crash. |
| "The cause of the crash is under investigation, however initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the incident," a Nato statement said. | "The cause of the crash is under investigation, however initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the incident," a Nato statement said. |
| The international force did not give any details about the nationalities involved but Associated Press said a Nato official had identified them as US troops. American and British forces make up the bulk of the Nato-led contingent in Afghanistan's south, while Australian troops also operate in the area. | The international force did not give any details about the nationalities involved but Associated Press said a Nato official had identified them as US troops. American and British forces make up the bulk of the Nato-led contingent in Afghanistan's south, while Australian troops also operate in the area. |
| The crash came on the same day that two US troops and five Afghan police and soldiers were killed in a so-called insider attack by a person in an Afghan military uniform in the east of the country. The new US defence secretary, Chuck Hagel, left Afghanistan earlier on Monday after a difficult first trip to Kabul that was marred by a suicide bomb attack near where he was holding a meeting, and differences with President Hamid Karzai. The Afghan leader has accused the US of colluding with the Taliban. In August 2012, 11 people including seven US soldiers were killed when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan. The worst such incident was in August 2011 when the Taliban shot down a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter, killing all 38 people on board including 25 US special operations troops. | The crash came on the same day that two US troops and five Afghan police and soldiers were killed in a so-called insider attack by a person in an Afghan military uniform in the east of the country. The new US defence secretary, Chuck Hagel, left Afghanistan earlier on Monday after a difficult first trip to Kabul that was marred by a suicide bomb attack near where he was holding a meeting, and differences with President Hamid Karzai. The Afghan leader has accused the US of colluding with the Taliban. In August 2012, 11 people including seven US soldiers were killed when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan. The worst such incident was in August 2011 when the Taliban shot down a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter, killing all 38 people on board including 25 US special operations troops. |
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