U.S. Embassy Statement on Helicopter Crash in Western Afghanistan
October 26, 2009
U.S. Embassy Statement on Helicopter Crash in Western Afghanistan
Today the U.S. Embassy mourns the loss of three civilian members of our Embassy community and seven members of the U.S. military, who were killed in a helicopter crash in Western Afghanistan. The helicopter, carrying Afghan security forces, U.S. military and U.S. civilians, crashed for unknown reasons. Fourteen Afghan security personnel, 11 U.S. military personnel, and one American civilian were also injured in this crash.
We wish for a speedy recovery for those injured today, and send our thoughts and sympathies to those families who lost loved ones.