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4 U.S. troops die in Afghan chopper collision

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on Monday, 26 October 2009
(on October 26, 2009)

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KABUL — Four American troops were killed and two injured today when two helicopters collided in southern Afghanistan.
Hostile fire has been ruled out in the crash, a military statement said.
U.S.
military spokesman Col.
Wayne Shanks said he did not have other details yet about the cause of the collision.
In an unrelated incident, another helicopter went down today during an operation by international forces against insurgents in western Afghanistan in which a dozen militants were killed.
The U.S.
said military casualties were reported and a recovery operation is under way.
Casualties could refer to either dead or injured.
So far in October, more than 30 American troops have died.

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