Helicopter Crash Killed 9 U.S Troops

Tuesday, 9 soldiers of U.S were killed when a dark Hawk helicopter crashed in south of Afghanistan. It make 2010 the deadliest year for NATO forces. United States passed this milestone in mid-August, it experienced been then U.S army fatalities exceeded the total of final year which was 317 with more than 4 weeks to go.



With Tuesday’s crash in Zabul province, the total number of coalition deaths this year is 530 in accordance with icasualties.org. Pentagon spokesman said, casualty increases was really sad but not unexpected with a doubling of U.S troops in Afghanistan and more powerful operations versus Taliban. He also said, “gone to great pains to make it clear from the outset that it experienced been going to get tougher before it obtained easier, that we were going to sustain more casualties before we started out to see them drop. . . . We have never tried to sugarcoat that fact.”

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