Nine NATO troops killed in chopper crash

At least nine NATO service members were killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a statement. The security mission said two others NATO service members, an Afghan National Army soldier and a US civilian where injured and transported to an ISAF medical facility for treatment. The alliance said there were no reports of enemy fire in the area and added that the cause of the crash is under investigation. According to figures from iCasualties.org, at least 529 soldiers have died this year in Afghanistan, making 2010 the deadliest year since the start of the US-led invasion in 2001.