DEA personnel among 14 dead in Afghan copter crashes

DEA personnel among 14 dead in Afghan copter crashes
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW: Three were the first DEA personnel to be killed in Afghanistan
Seven U.S. service members and three U.S. civilians were killed in one crash
Four other U.S. service members killed when two copters collided Monday
In the crashes, 28 others injured, including one U.S. civilian
October 26, 2009 12:19 p.m. EDT
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Three Drug Enforcement Administration personnel were among 14 Americans killed when three helicopters went down in Afghanistan on Monday, a law enforcement source said.

They were the first DEA personnel to be killed in Afghanistan. NATO's International Security Assistance Force said that in all, 10 people died in one incident and four in the other.

It was the largest number of Americans killed in Afghanistan in a single day in more than four years, according to CNN records.

ISAF ruled out enemy fire in the crash that killed four Americans and said that enemy action was not thought to be the cause of the other.

A helicopter went down in the west of the country after a raid on suspected drug traffickers. Seven U.S. service members and three U.S. civilians were killed, according to an ISAF statement. Fourteen Afghan service members, 11 U.S. service members and one U.S. civilian were injured in the crash.
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