Contractor helo disappears in Afghanistan

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Contractor helo disappears in Afghanistan
By Rahim Faiez - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Nov 26, 2009 11:01:59 EST

KABUL — A helicopter chartered by an international military contractor has disappeared in Afghanistan, officials said Thursday.

Supreme Global Service Solutions said in a statement Thursday evening that the helicopter had been contracted “to fly a cargo mission” in support of NATO and had gone missing in a mountainous region of Afghanistan on Monday.

NATO forces were searching for the chopper, said Lt. Col. Todd Vician, a NATO spokesman in Kabul. Earlier reports had said the chopper had been missing since late Tuesday.

Supreme provides food and logistics services to military bases across Afghanistan.

Police and international military forces were searching for the craft in eastern Logar province’s Kharwar district, provincial government spokesman Din Mohammad Darwirsh said. He said they did not have any confirmation of a crash and no wreckage had been located.


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