Taliban claims responsibility for helicopter crash that killed 5 NATO troops

AP Photo/Rahmat Gul

Taliban claims responsibility for helicopter crash that killed 5 NATO troops
(Image credit: AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Five NATO troops died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan this morning, making today the single deadliest day this year for foreign forces.

"Today, the mujahedeen hit the foreign forces' helicopter with a rocket, and 12 soldiers on board were killed," Qari Yousef Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman, wrote in a text message to journalists.

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.