It is being reported by a number of news agencies that a US military helicopter has been shot down by insurgents in the Helmand area of Afghanistan.
It is believed that the attack took place around the town of Altaki Karez late on Friday. It has been alleged that the US forces were ambushed by insurgents as they were launching an attack on a suspected insurgent base. During the firefight, a US military helicopter was hit with a rocket-propelled grenade and crashed nearby. It is unclear if any US soldiers were killed.
Neither side has claimed that they suffered any losses however local sources have said that four civilians were killed by a US helicopter gunship and another four people were detained by US forces
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