Helicopter down in Afghanistan; crew safe
U.S. Helicopter Down in Afghanistan, Crew Rescued
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. helicopter on a special forces mission inside Afghanistan (news - web sites) was forced down by bad weather on Friday and a second helicopter on the same mission rescued the crew who are all safe, CBS reported.
Crew from both helicopters are now safely out of Afghanistan, it said, and the United States was getting ready to call for an air strike to destroy the downed helicopter.