Afghan Military Helicopter Crash Kills 7

A military helicopter has crashed in northern Afghanistan, killing all seven people onboard. A Defense Ministry spokesman, Dawlat Waziri, confirmed the incident, saying three Afghan soldiers and four crew members were among the victims. He blamed a “technical fault” with the Russian-made Mi17 aircraft for going down in Dand-e-Ghori district of the conflict-gripped Baghlan province while it was transporting supplies to Afghan forces. But the Taliban claimed its fighters shot down the...

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