Bush should have a speech regarding the progress in Afghanistan (17 rip)

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050629/ts_nm/afghan_casualties_dc

All 17 troops believed killed in Afghan crash- U.S.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All 17 U.S. troops aboard an American helicopter are now believed to have died when the aircraft crashed on Tuesday after being hit by ground fire in Afghanistan, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.

"We presume that all were lost," the official, who asked not to be identified, told Reuters when asked if all of those aboard -- including elite U.S. Seals Special Operations troops -- had apparently been killed in the crash.

The official repeated statements by the U.S. military that the CH-47 Chinook helicopter was believed to have been hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in mountainous terrain near the border with Pakistan.

The twin-rotor Chinook crashed in remote and mountainous Kunar province on Tuesday afternoon while bringing troops to reinforce soldiers on the ground carrying out an anti-al Qaeda operation, according to the U.S. military in Afghanistan.

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1. we can not forget Afghanistan ....