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Kabul helicopter crash kills 12 Turkish soldiers
Mar 16th, 2012
Twelve Turkish soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday, in what is believed to be Turkey's deadliest incident in Afghanistan, the military announced. (Source: AFP) -
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