WGRD 97.9 » helicopter attack http://wgrd.com Thu, 23 May 2013 23:45:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Helicopter Shot Down in Afghanistan http://wgrd.com/17928/ http://wgrd.com/17928/#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2011 18:19:55 +0000 Andy Green http://wgrd.com/?p=17928 Editor's Note: This post has been updated to reflect that 30 American troops were killed in the attack, rather than 31, as initially reported.

Taliban insurgents shot down an American military helicopter in Afghanistan Saturday, killing 30 American troops, 7 Afghan commandos, and an interpreter multiple news outlets are reporting. 

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