Afghan, Coalition Service Members Die in ISAF Helicopter Crash

KABUL, Afghanistan—August 16, 2012 — An ISAF helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan today.
 
The crash resulted in the deaths of four International Security Assistance Force service members, three United States Forces-Afghanistan service members, three members of the Afghan National Security Forces, and one Afghan civilian interpreter.
 
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
 
It is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities.