NATO: Troops in crash were after Taliban leader

The Chinook helicopter was transporting the troops to an ongoing battle early Saturday between coalition forces and insurgents in eastern Wardak province, NATO said in a statement. It was deadliest single loss for U.S. forces in the decade-long war. NATO said the operation began as a search for a ...

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