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Article on NY Times here, excerpts below:
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan officials reported two crashes of military flights on Monday, one involving a small plane and the other a transport helicopter. The disclosures came as the NATOcoalition in Afghanistan identified those killed in a NATO helicopter crash the day before as two British service members, two Americans and one French contractor.
The recent string of military crashes — officials say none involved enemy fire — comes at a time when transport flights have taken on increased importance in Afghanistan as widespread Talibanoffensives have choked off many of the country’s major roadways.
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The government says 13 of the country’s 34 provinces have faced intense fighting over the last six months. In many cases, the Afghan forces have been able to resupply and reinforce their troops only by air, or have had to fight their way through enemy territory.
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On Monday, the Taliban managed to block the country’s biggest arterial road, Highway 1, for several hours in Ghazni Province, according to the deputy provincial governor, Mohamed Ali Ahmadi. “In one area, they had blown up the bridge; in other areas they tried to block the roads and use the traveling civilians as a shield,” Mr. Ahmadi said.
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KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan officials reported two crashes of military flights on Monday, one involving a small plane and the other a transport helicopter. The disclosures came as the NATOcoalition in Afghanistan identified those killed in a NATO helicopter crash the day before as two British service members, two Americans and one French contractor.
The recent string of military crashes — officials say none involved enemy fire — comes at a time when transport flights have taken on increased importance in Afghanistan as widespread Talibanoffensives have choked off many of the country’s major roadways.
...
The government says 13 of the country’s 34 provinces have faced intense fighting over the last six months. In many cases, the Afghan forces have been able to resupply and reinforce their troops only by air, or have had to fight their way through enemy territory.
...
On Monday, the Taliban managed to block the country’s biggest arterial road, Highway 1, for several hours in Ghazni Province, according to the deputy provincial governor, Mohamed Ali Ahmadi. “In one area, they had blown up the bridge; in other areas they tried to block the roads and use the traveling civilians as a shield,” Mr. Ahmadi said.
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