WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The helicopter experienced mechanical malfunction while responding to the call by wounded US special forces troops, NBC News reported citing US defense officials.
The United States has stationed 9,800 military personnel in Afghanistan, despite previous plans to end its military presence there by year’s end.
In 2015, the Taliban intensified its offensive in Afghanistan, seizing entire regions and embarking on a killing campaign of both, national and foreign personnel.
A US Department of Defense report published in December noted a deteriorating overall security situation in Afghanistan in the second half of 2015.
