NATO Soldiers Wounded in a Chopper Emergency Landing
Sunday, 01 August 2010 11:49
Written by TOLOnews
Several NATO soldiers were wounded when their chopper made an emergency landing in the eastern Kunar province on Saturday night

According to a NATO Press Release, the incident occurred when the helicopter encountered technical problems.

The Press Release has not pointed out the exact number of wounded soldiers.

Meanwhile, Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, said the chopper was shot down by the Taliban, a claim denied by NATO forces.

A German drone plane had also crashed a few days ago in the northern Kunduz province, which the Taliban had claimed responsibility for.

German forces denied the claim citing technical problems the cause of the plane crash.

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