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| Date: | Monday 20 January 2014 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | helicopters |
| Owner/operator: | ISAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Air base in Zhari district, just west of Khandahar -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Air base in Zhari district, just west of Khandahar |
| Air base in Zhari district, just west of Khandahar |
In a suicide attack by Taliban insurgents, helicopters and drones of the coalition forces at the airstrip were extensively damaged.
Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://m.aljazeera.com/story/201412083720329247]
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/01/deadly-suicide-attack-afghanistan-base-201412083720329247.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/taliban-claims-attack-isaf-base-in-kandahar-afghanistan-troop-killed/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2014 11:32 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Jan-2014 07:10 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, ] |
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