Three people were killed when a civilian helicopter contracted by NATO troops crashed and burned in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan on Monday (1/16/2012), officials said.
The helicopter was "no longer exists due to engine trouble", said Daud Ahmadi, spokesman for the provincial government.
"Three people were killed when a civilian helicopter crashed and burned in the Nad Ali district near Shora," said a security official who did not want to be named told AFP - Between monitored in Jakarta, Tuesday (01/17/2012) morning.
Afghan police have previously reported a "helicopter of foreign troops" have fallen, and Taliban insurgents claimed they had shot the helicopter.
But a spokesman for the International Assistance Force (ISAF), NATO leaders, said the helicopter was owned by a civilian company, which he mentioned the name AAR Airlift - based in the United States.
Chris Mason, AAR spokesman, confirmed that the helicopter owned by the company he works, which operated for the U.S. Department of Defense. The helicopter has crashed and Mason said all American casualties.
The chopper was carrying "personal supply" when it crashed, said Mason told AFP.
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