GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Local security officials on Tuesday said they had been informed of a US military helicopter crashing in a mountainous area in the southeastern province of Paktia.
Paktia police chief Maj. Gen. Zalmai Oryakhel told Pajwhok Afghan News the US helicopter was believed to have crashed in insecure and mountainous areas and it would take some time to investigate the claims.
Residents of Kohseen area of Syed Karam district said they had seen the wreckage of a helicopter that fell down in the evening. Syedullah, one of the residents, said US helicopters had been . . .









