World | Afghanistan 5 Coalition Troops Dead in Helicopter Crash NATO reveals few details so far By Neal Colgrass Posted Mar 11, 2013 8:00 PM CDT Copied A US helicopter flies in the sky after militants opened fire on delegation of senior Afghan officials in Panjwai, Kandahar province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan) Five coalition service members died in a helicopter crash today in southern Afghanistan, Reuters reports. The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force gave few details on its investigation, saying only that no enemy activity had been spotted in the area. The troops were most likely US or British, notes Reuters, but some Australian forces also serve in southern Afghanistan. The crash compounded a bad day for coalition forces, after two US troops and five Afghan soldiers and police died in an "insider attack." Read These Next The Air Force has changed its tune on Ashli Babbitt. Open that wallet big time for a trip to Disney, if you can afford it. Minneapolis shooter had a plan—and grievances. A 'tense' clash with RFK Jr. led to CDC chief's trouble. Report an error