Us Chopper Shot Down

A military helicopter was shot down in eastern Afghanistan, killing 31 US special operation troops, 20 of them from the elite Navy SEALS unit that had killed Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, along with seven Afghan commandos. It was the deadliest single incident for American forces in the decade-long war.

A military helicopter was shot down in eastern Afghanistan, killing 31 US special operation troops, 20 of them from the elite Navy SEALS unit that had killed Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, along with seven Afghan commandos. It was the deadliest single incident for American forces in the decade-long war.