Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan today killed six U.S. troops; there was one survivor.
The troops aboard the helicopter were members of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.
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Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, flies over Kabul, Afghanistan with his Senior Military Advisor, Lieutenant General Thomas Waldhauser, March 10, 2013 on a trip to visit U.S. Troops, NATO leaders, and Afghan counterparts. On December 17, 2013, a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan killed six U.S. troops who were members of the NATO-led ISAF. (UPI/Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/DOD) | License Photo
ISAF posted on Twitter that the crash was under investigation.
RT @IJC_Press: IJC - Six #ISAF service members died following an aircraft crash in southern #Afghanistan today. Cause of crash under...
— ISAF (@ISAFmedia) December 17, 2013A U.S. defense official said that early reports indicate the crash was caused by engine failure and noted that there was no enemy activity in the area when the helicopter crashed.
The identities of the troops killed have not been released.
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