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US helicopter shot down in Afghanistan, 6 killed

At least six US troops were killed and 10 wounded on Monday after Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters shot down the helicopter in which they were travelling.

"The reports are preliminary, but there appear to be six killed and 10 injured," a US official said.

Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clarke confirmed that an MH-47 special forces helicopter crashed after it took ground fire while headed into the fierce battle in the mountains near Gardez.

"A small number of American troops were killed," she told reporters.

Clarke said more than 1,000 American troops were involved in the fighting, which began on Friday night. One US soldier was killed in initial fighting over the weekend.

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