Israeli Helicopter shot down in Helmand Afghanistan

Via Google Translation: Taliban claims of a downed Israeli helicopter and killed 35 NATO soldiers

WASHINGTON: Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for shooting down a helicopter belonging to NATO forces in southern Afghanistan that led to the deaths of 35 soldiers from the occupying forces.

The spokesman, Qari Mohammad Yousuf in a written statement released by Aharkpin the guerrillas succeeded in downing a helicopter to the NATO forces in the region, "Coaros" Department of Musa Qala in Helmand south of the country.

The spokesman also explained that the Israeli helicopter was shot down at about ten o'clock (local time) on Monday morning after coming under fire from Taliban fighters; which led to the outbreak of fire from the helicopter in the air and landed a few moments on the ground near the point "Beraga" security in the region Bag Rasheed those Directorate (Musa Qala).

The spokesman, Qari Yousef helicopter crashed and burned completely, killing the 35 soldiers.

A statement of movement, which was issued last Wednesday by the people of the area as saying: The wreckage of the helicopter still remain in the place dropped, with the transportation of soldiers surviving a car "Kumaz" to their base.

The statement issued by the Taliban that NATO forces acknowledged the incident but claimed that the forced landing of a helicopter.

The statement attributed the delay in announcement of the process and the dissemination of details to the difficulty of communications in that region, which witnessed the crash. The areas of southern Afghanistan, particularly Helmand and Kandahar, stronghold of the Taliban are the most dangerous in the country.

U.S. soldiers killed

On the other hand, NATO, U.S. troops killed Friday in a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan.
Five soldiers were killed were four Americans and a Frenchman, on Wednesday, in attacks in the east and south.

On Monday, killing six soldiers, including three Americans, two Frenchmen and a Briton in fighting the southeast.

According to official statistics, a total of 22 deaths of foreign military in Afghanistan since the beginning of the year. Source

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