Afghan and coalition service members died in ISAF Helicopter crash

ISAF Joint Command
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Date: 08.16.2012
Posted: 08.16.2012 07:48
News ID: 93310

KABUL, Afghanistan – An ISAF helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan today.

The crash resulted in the deaths of four International Security Assistance Force service members, three United States Forces-Afghanistan service members, three members of the Afghan National Security Forces, and one Afghan civilian interpreter.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

It is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities.