U.S. Killed Taliban Behind Afghanistan Helicopter Downing

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U.S. Marine General John Allen, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, said coalition troops have killed the Taliban militants responsible for the deadly downing of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Aug. 6.

Intelligence “gave us significant certainty who they were,” Allen told reporters at the Pentagon today via video link from Afghanistan.