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Taliban capture 8 Turks, Afghan pilot after chopper makes emergency landing
By Qadir Sediqi, CNN
By Associated Press April 22, 2013
Taliban insurgents seized eight Turkish nationals and an Afghan pilot from a transport helicopter after it was forced to make an emergency landing late Sunday night in eastern Afghanistan, authorities said.
The private helicopter, that was used to carry food and other items for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), was headed to Kabul from a NATO base in Khost province when it was forced to land in Azra district in neighboring Logar province, said the district's governor, Hamidullah Hamid.
On board were eight Turkish engineers and an Afghan pilot. Because it's not always safe to travel by road in areas with heavy militant activity, engineers and others will often hitch rides in helicopters delivering supplies
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Taliban capture 8 Turks, Afghan pilot after chopper makes emergency landing