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5 NATO troops killed in Afghan helicopter crash

The Philippine Star
April 26, 2014 | 5:54pm

KABUL, Afghanistan — The NATO-led military coalition in Afghanistan says five of its troops have been killed in a helicopter crash in the country's south.

The coalition said it was investigating the circumstances of the crash but gave no other information. The nationalities of those killed were not released.

The U.S.-led NATO force is preparing to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan at the end of this year.

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