A U.S. Chinook helicopter crashed Sunday in Afghanistan, killing all on board, the U.S. military said. It did not appear to have been shot down.
It was not immediately known how many people were on the aircraft when it crashed.
The CH-47 chopper was supporting military operations when it went down near Daychopan district in southern Zabul province, a military statement said.
“There is no indication at this time that this is a result of hostile fire,” U.S. military spokesman Lt. Col. Jerry O’Hara told The Associated Press. “There are no survivors.”
U.S. military ground forces reached the crash scene and were providing security for recovery operations.
There has been a string of helicopter crashes in Afghanistan this year, including two U.S. military Chinooks.
Elsewhere in the country, the U.S. military said Saturday that a roadside bomb wounded two U.S. soldiers on patrol in southern Afghanistan.
The attack occurred Friday near Kandahar, a former Taliban stronghold. About eight militants fired at the patrol after the blast, the statement said.
