By Xinhua,
Kabul : One helicopter belonging to the U.S.-led Coalition forces on Wednesday morning was shot down by small-arms fire in Logar province, neighboring the Afghan capital Kabul, said a Coalition statement.
It occurred in the early morning in the Kherwar district of Logar province where the pilots safely landed the aircraft and evacuate all personnel before the aircraft caught on fire, the statement said.
There were no serious injuries to the crew or passengers and the incident is still under investigation, according to the statement .
A total of 70,000 multi-national troops are deployed across Afghanistan under the flags of the NATO-led ISAF and the U.S.-led Coalition forces for maintaining stability and helping in reconstruction.
Attacks on international troops are on the rise during past weeks.