NATO helicopter 'shot down' 13 Died

[MarketNeutral]

Taliban militants say they have shot down a NATO helicopter in the troubled western Afghanistan amid rising causalities aging the US-led foreign forces there.

The incident took place in Farah Province on Saturday. The Taliban say at least 13 foreign soldiers were killed in the incident.

Afghan officials have confirmed the crash and launched an investigation into the event. They say it is still not clear what exactly caused the helicopter to go down.

There are currently over 120,000 foreign troops in Afghanistan, and the US and its NATO allies have announced the imminent deployment of 30,000 more troops.
http://www.legitgov.org/NATO-helicopter-shot-down

[MarketNeutral]

That is the 5th or 6th helicopter this month. Totally off the MSM radar now.

[Ponce]

And one by one they shall go........or maybe 13 by 13?

[keehah]

All buried below the schoolgirls in this AP article.
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2010/04/25/1116682/80-afghan-schoolgirls-sickened.html

[DualCarbon]

I think this is the indicator to watch (i.e. low flying aircraft getting shot down more frequently). This will really portend how badly the war is going, maybe a better indicator than other more fake-able statistics. Remember, the US sold shoulder-fired stinger missiles to the Mujahideen to fight the Soviets there in the 1980s. So, maybe something similar is happening to the US now, tables turned. There are many countries in the region that want the US out. I would expect the Taliban could be getting anti-aircraft missiles now (and better ones than the old stingers) from any number of countries (Russia, China, etc.). Possibly the US will experience a similar fate to the Soviets and start losing close air support.

[Book]

I would expect the Taliban could be getting anti-aircraft missiles now (and better ones than the old stingers) from any number of countries (Russia, China, etc.). Possibly the US will experience a similar fate to the Soviets and start losing close air support.



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