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At least 3 Americans are among the dead. The cause of the crash is being investigated. The NATO-led international military coalition says a helicopter crash in Afghanistan has killed 11 people including seven international service members.

Robotic helicopters capable of ferrying 3.5 tons of cargo in a single load are at work supplying NATO troops in Afghanistan, according to a defense technology blog. The helicopter is a Lockheed Martin / Kaman Aerospace K-Max designed for battlefield cargo resupply.

Buckingham Palace said Friday that Prince Harry has arrived in the United States for a two-month military helicopter training course. The California desert in which he’ll train is similar to the harsh conditions of Afghanistan.

There was no sign of enemy fire, but the incident was under investigation, according to a NATO statement.

Two choppers collide in the south, and a third goes down in the wake of a firefight in the west. Among the dead are three civilian contractors.

KABUL, Afghanistan — Eleven U.S. troops and three American civilian contractors were killed in two separate helicopter crashes today, inflicting one of the war's heaviest one-day losses on U.S.

A civilian helicopter crashed at southern Afghanistan's largest NATO base Sunday, military officials said. Russia's air transportation agency reported 15 people died.

Thousands of U.S. Marines poured from helicopters and armored vehicles into Taliban-controlled villages in southern Afghanistan ...