NATO copter crashes in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, another helicopter operated by the US-led NATO military alliance has crashed, making it the second of such crashes this week.

According to a statement by NATO, the helicopter crashed in Afghanistan’s southern province of Zabul. No immediate reports of casualties have been made.

The US-led mission in Afghanistan says the helicopter was not a military helicopter.

NATO has not released any further details regarding the crash. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the incident.

Last month, a civilian NATO helicopter went down in the province of Helmand, killing three Americans.

Last year, Taliban militants downed a US helicopter in Afghanistan's eastern province of Wardak. Thirty-one members of the US Special Forces were killed in the incident which was the biggest single loss of lives for American forces since the 2001 US-led invasion of Afghanistan.

Following the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 which removed the Taliban from power, insecurity continues to rise in the country.