A helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan late Friday left 31 members of the US special forces and seven Afghan troops dead, a statement from Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office said Saturday.
"The Americans wanted to raid a mujahideen base, but their helicopter was shot down and caught fire.
All on board were killed," Mujahid said.It was not possible to independently verify the group's claim.The Afghan government has ruled out Taliban involvement in the latest incident.Roughly 13,000 US troops remain in Afghanistan, 18 years after Washington invaded the country in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks.More than 2,500 Afghan civilians have been killed in the fighting so far this year, according to the United Nations. Two United States service members have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, the US military said in a statement on Wednesday. 1st Class Jeremy W. Griffin, a US Green Beret, was killed in a small arms firefight in the country's Wardak Province, making him the 17th American to be killed in combat there this year. Mujahid added it was not unusual for Taliban fighters to engage with U.S. and Afghan military forces even when there are peace talks, or potential ones, taking place. Thu, Aug 06, 2020 Subscribe Griffin was the first American to be killed after Trump said he Approximately 14,000 U.S. troops remain in Afghanistan, and 2,400 U.S. soldiers have died in the The U.S. military statement said that in accordance with U.S. Department of Defense policy, the names of the service members killed in action would be withheld until 24 hours after notification of their next of kin is complete.A U.S. service member last died in Afghanistan on Sept. 16 and Wednesday's crash comes amid signs the U.S., Taliban and Afghan government are trying to restart peace talks after President Donald Trump canceled them after a Taliban suicide-bomb attack in Kabul on Sept. 5 that killed a U.S. soldier and 11 others.Two Western hostages, one American and one Australian, were Trump wants the majority of U.S. forces home from Afghanistan by next year and he has sought to bring together U.S. negotiators and representatives from the Taliban and the Afghan government. "The Americans wanted to raid a mujahideen base, but their helicopter was shot down and caught fire. Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. All on board were killed," Mujahid said.It was not possible to independently verify the group's claim.The Afghan government has ruled out Taliban involvement in the latest incident.Roughly 13,000 US troops remain in Afghanistan, 18 years after Washington invaded the country in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks.More than 2,500 Afghan civilians have been killed in the fighting so far this year, according to the United Nations. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.CNN's Zachary Cohen, Jamie Crawford and Michael Callahan contributed to this report. BAMIAN, Afghanistan — Two American service members were killed on Wednesday in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, the American military in Kabul said in a … On Wednesday, the US Forces Afghanistan press office said "preliminary reports do not indicate (the crash) was caused by enemy fire." KABUL — Two American service members were killed Wednesday when their helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan while supporting combat operations, according to the U.S. military. In the deadliest day for American forces in the nearly decade-long war in Afghanistan, insurgents shot down a Chinook transport helicopter, killing 30 … "The cause of the crash …

The US military says two service members killed while the Taliban claim responsibility for downing of the helicopter. "The cause of the crash is under investigation, however preliminary reports do not indicate it was caused by enemy fire," the statement said.It did not reveal the crash location and said it was withholding the names of those killed until next of kin could be told. Two American service members were killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said without providing further details.The deaths of the service members brings the number of U.S. combat fatalities this year in Afghanistan to 19. The US military has confirmed one of its planes crashed in eastern Afghanistan on Monday. "US Chinook helicopter shot down and completely destroyed last night while trying to raid Mujahideen (Taliban) position in Pangram area of Sarkh, Logar," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a tweet.


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