March 16, 2012
Ten people have been killed in the crash of a Turkish military helicopter in Kabul.
Afghan officials are quoted as saying as many as eight of the dead could be Turkish soldiers.
Officials said at least two people on the ground were killed when the helicopter crashed into a house in the Bagrami district of Kabul.
The cause of the crash was not immediately clear, but officials are quoted as saying a “technical” fault with the aircraft could be to blame.
Turkey has more than 1,800 soldiers serving with NATO-led forces in Afghanistan, based mostly around Kabul.
Afghan officials are quoted as saying as many as eight of the dead could be Turkish soldiers.
Officials said at least two people on the ground were killed when the helicopter crashed into a house in the Bagrami district of Kabul.
The cause of the crash was not immediately clear, but officials are quoted as saying a “technical” fault with the aircraft could be to blame.
Turkey has more than 1,800 soldiers serving with NATO-led forces in Afghanistan, based mostly around Kabul.
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