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4 killed when NATO helicopter shot down in Afghanistan

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A NATO helicopter was shot down in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing four troops, the alliance said.

 

The helicopter was brought down by hostile fire in volatile Helmand province, NATO said in a statement. It gave no other details. Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi claimed responsibility on behalf of the insurgents, saying militants shot down the helicopter with two rockets. (AP)

 

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