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Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Most of those killed when a Chinook helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan overnight were U.S. Navy SEALs, two U.S. government officials said.

"It's a big loss" for the SEALs," one of the officials said. The numbers are high."

"It is believed that about two dozen Special Operations Forces, including some from other services, were on board the aircraft, in addition to the Army crew flying the craft."

Afghan President Hamid Karzai issued a statement saying as many as 31 U.S. special forces and seven Afghans were killed.

If the numbers are confirmed, the incident would be the most deadly for coalition forces in the Afghan war, according to a CNN count of international troop deaths.
DEADLIEST DAYS IN AFGHANISTAN
Saturday's NATO crash is believed to have left more than two dozen U.S. troops dead, which would make it the war's worst single-day loss, according to a CNN count. Here are previous large-scale losses.

U.S.
April 6, 2005 -- 15 soldiers, 3 civilian contractors killed in crash of helicopter traveling in severe weather.
June 27, 2005 -- 8 soldiers, 8 sailors killed when MH-47 helicopter downed by rocket-propelled grenade.
May 6, 2006 -- 10 soldiers killed in helicopter crash.
Oct. 26, 2009 -- 3 DEA agents, 7 troops killed as they returned from raid.
BRITAIN
Sept. 2, 2006 -- 14 troops killed in NATO plane crash believed to be due to technical problem.
FRANCE
Aug. 18, 2008 -- 10 soldiers killed in insurgent attack on patrol.
SPAIN
Aug. 16, 2005 -- 17 troops die in helicopter crash. Accident most likely cause, but attack not ruled out.

Special forces have been conducting almost daily night-time raids against insurgent targets throughout Afghanistan. Saturday's crash took place in the eastern province of Wardak, an area rife with insurgent activity.

The Taliban claimed militants downed the helicopter with a rocket-propelled grenade. Mohammad Hazrat Janan, head of the provincial council said Tangi village elders reported that insurgents shot at the craft when it was flying back from an operation.

Officials are being especially tight-lipped because recovery operations at the site are still under way and body identifications and family notifications are just beginning, the U.S. military official said.

NATO's International Security Assistance Force has not said how the incident occurred. ISAF spokesman Justin Brockhoff confirmed the crash and acknowledged the helicopter had been flying in area where there was reported insurgent activity, but declined to offer additional details.

The U.S. Embassy in Kabul, which said the crash occurred Friday evening, said ISAF "is still assessing the circumstances that resulted in these deaths."

Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman Zahir Azimi said it's too early to say if the Taliban caused the crash. He called for an investigation.

Karzai, President Barack Obama and others offered condolences.

"Information is still coming in about this incident. I think it's important that we allow investigators to do their work before jumping to too many conclusions," said Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

"It's also important that we respect the process of notifying family members, no matter how long that takes. We ought to remember that the troops we lose in this war aren't just statistics or numbers on a wall. They were parents and siblings, and someone's child. We need to make sure we do all we can to comfort and support the families whose lives are now forever changed."

The CH-47 Chinook -- the type of aircraft that military sources say crashed Saturday -- is the workhorse helicopter of the Army, used for decades to haul large numbers of troops and quantities of equipment.

Depending on the configuration, the tandem-rotor Chinook can carry 33 to 55 troops, plus two pilots on the flight deck, according to Jane's Defence Equipment and Technology. It is capable of speeds up to 159 mph. The front rotor turns counter-clockwise while the rear rotor turns clockwise.

The SEALs have been lauded for killing al Qaeda terror leader Osama bin Laden in May, one of the most celebrated military acts in recent history.

SEALs is short for Sea, Air and Land teams, the unit has its origins in World War II when the United States realized that to invade Japan, it needed savvy, quick-thinking fighters who could perform reconnaissance at sea. They became known as highly-trained jack-of-all-trade commandos.

The crash comes just as NATO is drawing down and handing over security control to national forces. Ten thousand U.S. soldiers are scheduled to depart by year's end, while the full drawn-down is expected to take place by the end of 2014.

"We determined to stay the course, especially in this crucial period when Afghan and international security forces are working closer than ever to make transition a success," NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.

Last month, a NATO helicopter was brought down by insurgent fire in the country's eastern province of Kunar. The Taliban also claimed responsibility for that attack, though no injuries were reported.

In a separate incident, a NATO service member died Saturday after an improvised explosive device detonated in southern Afghanistan.

Elsewhere Saturday, a joint Afghan and coalition force conducted raids in the eastern province of Nangarhar, killing "several insurgents," NATO reported.

The operation also targeted a "Taliban facilitator," who NATO says was responsible for supplying ammunition and bomb-making materials to the Taliban.

In July, a series of gun battles in Nangarhar between insurgents and NATO forces left at least 10 militants dead.

Currently, there are 150,000 ISAF forces in Afghanistan, including nearly 100,000 from the United States -- the largest NATO presence in the region since the U.S.-led war began in 2001.

на войне как на войне... всегда жаль погибших

KIA QRF in mission to rescue another team of military personnel pinned down by insurgents:
22 DG operators
3 air force CCT
7 afghani SF
1 K-9
CH47 crew

Да уж...
Вот так воевать воевать...и погибнуть в упавшем вертолете...

http://news.mail.ru/politics/6514586/?frommail=1

"Среди погибших в крушении вертолета в Афганистане более 20 военнослужащих были членами “группы 6” спецназа SEALS (Sea, Air and Land Teams), которая ликвидировала бен Ладена», — сообщил в субботу телеканал со ссылкой на анонимные источники в Пентагоне"

R.I.P.

А если честно, история немножечко попахивает... И не в первой встречается... Помню, 50-60% состава NASA, участвовавшего в программе Аполлон, также случайно погибло в автокатастрофах... А учитывая одиозность Бен Ладена и американский темперамент рассказывать все начистоту спустя определенное время, можно предположить, что кому-то этого не очень хотелось. Ой, это же теория заговора. Сотрите!

Я очень прошу вас воздержаться от "теорий заговора" и выражения типа "убили тех, кто убил беню". Спасибо.

"None of the 22 SEAL personnel killed in the crash were part of the team that killed bin Laden in a May raid in Pakistan, but they belonged to the same unit." (c) AP

RIP

Земля им пухом ......

RIP.... DG никогда не теряли столько народу.

R.I.P.










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6-е - какой-то epic fail day...

покойтесь с миром ребята,как жаль что такие люди так рано покидают этот мир.

A x e l писал(а):Я очень прошу вас воздержаться от "теорий заговора" и выражения типа "убили тех, кто убил беню". Спасибо.

какая бы ни была "мировая закулиса", все равно они считали, что воюют за правое дело и делали это хорошо...
жутко конечно - летели себе на чинуке, перешучивались, делились мыслями, что будут делать после деплоймента, а тут блеать бородатая обезьяна с РПГ...

жаль мужиков и их родных и близких.
Земля им пухом.

Жаль, когда достойные люди покидают этот мир так рано...
RIP

R.I.P.

Очень жаль,когда погибают лучшие из лучших.

R.I.P.

These mist covered mountains
Are a home now for me
But my home is the lowlands
And always will be
Some day you'll return to
Your valleys and your farms
And you'll no longer burn
To be brothers in arms

© Dire Straits

RIP лучшие всегда рано покидают этот мир

R.I.P.

Кто-то ошибся, а ребята погибли. Земля - пухом.

R.I.P.

интересная штука,никогда не мог понять логику бородатых хаджи,кому и что они пытаются доказать?навернякак скоро появится видео,где бородатые хаджи захлебываясь слюнями,соплями от радости будут щебетать что они отомстили за главного урода современности.

я правильно понял из новостей, что к месту падения еще не пробились и оно окружено ослоебами?

Slayer77 писал(а):интересная штука,никогда не мог понять логику бородатых хаджи,кому и что они пытаются доказать?навернякак скоро появится видео,где бородатые хаджи захлебываясь слюнями,соплями от радости будут щебетать что они отомстили за главного урода современности.

бро, не нам судить, и у тех, кто был в чинуке, и у того, кто влупил из РПГ, своя правда.

Игорь (Олива) писал(а):я правильно понял из новостей, что к месту падения еще не пробились и оно окружено ослоебами?

Президент США Барак Обама посетил авиабазу ВВС в штате Делавэр, куда из Афганистана прибыли самолеты с телами 30 американских военных, погибших в крушении вертолета на прошлой неделе.

вторник, 9 августа 2011 г., 16:59 GMT 20:59 MCK