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| Tagab District (in Green) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
"I can confirm an International Security Assistance Force helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan today,'' the ISAF spokesman told AFP.
"The cause is under investigation but initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time. The reporting we have at this time is that there were no casualties.''
He would not give details of the type of helicopter involved or the number of troops aboard, saying the crash was under investigation.
A Taliban spokesman told AFP in a text message that the helicopter was shot down by rocket fire in the Tagab district of Kapisa province and burst into flames.
He said all aboard were killed. The Taliban, who have waged an 11-year insurgency in Afghanistan, regularly exaggerate their battlefield activities.
Kapisa provincial governor Mehrabuddin Safi said "the incident happened in an area where a clearance operation was ongoing against the enemy''.
"We are investigating what caused the crash and possible casualties,'' he said.
from The Standard HK
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ISAF Release
Helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan
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UNCLASSIFIED 2013-02-S-005 KABUL, Afghanistan (Feb. 7, 2013) – An International Security Assistance Force helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan today. ISAF is still in the process of assessing the circumstances to determine more facts. However, all crew members have been recovered with no reported fatalities and the site of the incident is secure. | |
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