NATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan

The copter crashed in Uzbin Mountains near Sarobi district of Kabul province on Saturday morning, Sarobi district’s chief Hazrat Mohammad Haqbeen said.

An investigation into the cause of the incident is underway, he added.

There were no immediate reports of casualties among the NATO forces onboard the helicopter.

The crash came in the wake of a similar incident earlier this month in which four people were killed when a US-led NATO helicopter went down in southern Afghanistan.

Taliban militants claim they have shot down several aircrafts and NATO choppers in different parts of Afghanistan over the past few months.

According to official figures released by the website icasualties.org 41 foreign troops have lost their lives in Afghanistan so far this year.

At least 566 US-led soldiers were killed in Afghanistan in 2011. The year 2010, however, remains the deadliest year for foreign military casualties with a death toll of 711.

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