Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed on Monday that at least 14 US soldiers were killed after the chopper was downed in Andar district on Sunday.
He said that the militants have targeted the helicopter with an “82mm rocket.”
Afghan and American officials have not yet commented on the report.
Several choppers belonging to US-led military forces have been downed in recent months in the war-torn country.
The foreign troops are frequently targeted by the Taliban militants in Afghanistan.
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