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Deadly Turkish army helicopter crash in Afghanistan Deadly Turkish army helicopter crash in Afghanistan
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A Turkish army helicopter has fallen on a house in Kabul, killing at least 12 Turkish soldiers and two children, Afghan officials say. A Turkish army Sikorsky helicopter has fallen on a house in the Afghan capital Kabul, killing at least 12 Turkish soldiers and two children.
It crashed into a house in Bagrami, a suburb of the Afghan capital, after developing technical problems, a police source told Reuters. It crashed into a house in the suburb of Bagrami while on a peacekeeping mission, the Turkish military said.
A Nato official said there were no reports of insurgent activity. The cause of the crash has not been established, it added, and a Nato official said there were no reports of insurgent activity.
Turkey, the only Muslim-majority member of Nato, currently has 1,845 soldiers serving as peacekeepers in Afghanistan. Turkey currently has 1,845 soldiers serving as peacekeepers in Afghanistan.
Its soldiers with the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) are limited to patrols and do not take part in combat operations. It is the only Muslim-majority member of Nato, which leads the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf).
A diplomat at the Turkish foreign ministry in Ankara confirmed for AFP news agency that a Turkish helicopter had crashed in Kabul. Turkish soldiers with Isaf are limited to patrols and do not take part in combat operations.
Afghan police said two children had been killed in the crash, as well as at least one woman, but it was not clear if the woman was on the helicopter.
As searchers combed the rubble of the collapsed house, local resident Asadullah Khan described what had happened for Reuters news agency.
"When this helicopter crashed into this house, a number of people who were watching the incident were wounded, including women and children," he said.
"They were taken to the hospital. Two people in this house suffered burns."