Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Four U.S. service members were killed when two helicopters were apparently involved in a mid-air collision in southern Afghanistan on Monday, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.
Along with those killed, two other NATO-led service members were injured in the incident.
The incident is currently being investigated, but it is confirmed that hostile fire was not involved, ISAF said in a news release.There was also a separate incident on Monday involving a helicopter in western Afghanistan that resulted in an unknown number of reported military casualties.
ISAF said a joint, international security force killed more than a dozen enemy fighters as they searched a compound. The location was believed to harbor insurgents involved in activities related to narcotics trafficking in western Afghanistan.The militants were killed in a firefight when insurgents confronted the joint force. As the force was leaving, a helicopter went down due to unconfirmed reasons.Along with reported military casualties, a recovery operation has been launched.
Along with those killed, two other NATO-led service members were injured in the incident.
The incident is currently being investigated, but it is confirmed that hostile fire was not involved, ISAF said in a news release.There was also a separate incident on Monday involving a helicopter in western Afghanistan that resulted in an unknown number of reported military casualties.
ISAF said a joint, international security force killed more than a dozen enemy fighters as they searched a compound. The location was believed to harbor insurgents involved in activities related to narcotics trafficking in western Afghanistan.The militants were killed in a firefight when insurgents confronted the joint force. As the force was leaving, a helicopter went down due to unconfirmed reasons.Along with reported military casualties, a recovery operation has been launched.
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