[bgill]

One woman was killed when she was used as a shield by one of the combatants

Anyone surprised?

The U.S. team lost a helicopter due to mechanical failure.

Can we assume that was after it was fired upon?

[blueplum]

Fox is reporting that the fire at the compound is the helicopter burning after being intentionally destroyed by the team following a hard landing

[4rcane]

sound like they were treating the operation like they were inside a hostile territory, even though Pakistan was suppose to be our ally. If it was friendly territory, there wouldn’t be a need to get out quickly

[usmcobra]

helicopter routinely suffer mechanical failures after the loss of several feet of rotor blades from a landing in tight quarters, it is a known fact....

[Tallguy]

Can we assume that was after it was fired upon?

Sounds a little like the Special Forces raid on the Son Tay POW camp in Vietnam (1972). The assault section more or less sacrificed a chopper by hard-landing it inside the compound. Gets you on the ground with minimal warning and sows confusion among the defenders. 2nd chopper takes everyone out.