美oh58直升机在阿富汗被击落，两飞行员不幸牺牲

这是半个月来第二架在阿富汗坠落的美军直升机，之前是一架阿帕奇因机械故障失事，无人死亡

U.S. Helicopter Believed Shot Down In Afghanistan; 2 Killed

By the CNN Wire Staff

(CNN) -- The United States believes one of its armed helicopters was shot down over Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing both crew members on board, a U.S. military official said.
NATO's International Security Assistance Force issued a statement saying that two ISAF members died "following a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan today."
"The cause of the crash is currently under investigation," ISAF said. "... At this time it is too early to speculate on the cause of the incident."
Operational reporting indicates there were no civilian casualties or damage to civilian property, ISAF said.
"It is likely that the helo today was brought down due to enemy small arms and RPG fire," the U.S. military official said. The chopper was a U.S. Army OH-58 Kiowa Warrior reconnaissance helicopter. It went down over Ghazni province.
In an e-mail, the Taliban claimed responsibility for downing the helicopter, saying a rocket was used.
"After the rocket hit it, the helicopter came down and took fire," said the e-mail, sent by Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid.
CNN's Barbara Starr in Washington and Masoud Popalzai in Kabul contributed to this report.
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这是半个月来第二架在阿富汗坠落的美军直升机，之前是一架阿帕奇因机械故障失事，无人死亡

U.S. Helicopter Believed Shot Down In Afghanistan; 2 Killed

By the CNN Wire Staff

(CNN) -- The United States believes one of its armed helicopters was shot down over Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing both crew members on board, a U.S. military official said.
NATO's International Security Assistance Force issued a statement saying that two ISAF members died "following a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan today."
"The cause of the crash is currently under investigation," ISAF said. "... At this time it is too early to speculate on the cause of the incident."
Operational reporting indicates there were no civilian casualties or damage to civilian property, ISAF said.
"It is likely that the helo today was brought down due to enemy small arms and RPG fire," the U.S. military official said. The chopper was a U.S. Army OH-58 Kiowa Warrior reconnaissance helicopter. It went down over Ghazni province.
In an e-mail, the Taliban claimed responsibility for downing the helicopter, saying a rocket was used.
"After the rocket hit it, the helicopter came down and took fire," said the e-mail, sent by Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid.
CNN's Barbara Starr in Washington and Masoud Popalzai in Kabul contributed to this report.
Copyright CNN 2012


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http://www.4029tv.com/news/31162748/detail.html#ixzz1x691YIOe