Breaking: Taliban Shot Down US/Afghan military Helicopter in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan military helicopter crashed on Wednesday in the country’s western Farah province, killing the two pilots on board, a defense ministry official said. The Mi-35 chopper crashed around 11 a.m. in the district of Pur Chaman, said Rohullah Ahmadzai, the ministry’s spokesman. The helicopter was en route from the provincial capital, the city of Farah, to the district headquarters when it went down, he said, adding that a technical problem cause the crash. An investigation was underw