Six killed as NATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan

20/01/12 07:13 CET

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Six American soldiers are reported dead after a NATO helicopter crashed in Helmand province in Afghanistan.

It happened hours after seven civilians were killed in a suicide bombing outside the entrance to a US and NATO base at Kandahar Air Field. The Taliban said it was behind the blast.

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