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RS helicopter makes hard landing in Afghanistan

Xinhua, March 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

A helicopter of the NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) forces made a hard landing in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand on Friday, causing no casualties, the RS forces said.

"We can confirm a Resolute Support helicopter made a hard landing in Helmand province on March 18, 2016. Initial reports indicated that there was no enemy activity in the area. All personnel on the aircraft have been recovered with no casualties," they said in a statement obtained by Xinhua.

The incident is currently under investigation, according to the statement.

The NATO and U.S. forces completed their combat mission in Afghanistan by the end of 2014, after 13 years of military presence in the Asian country.

Since Jan. 1 last year, Afghan security forces have assumed the full security charges after the foreign troops switched mission from combat to support role, which focuses on training, advising and assisting Afghan forces.

Nearly 13,000 foreign troops are currently stationed in the militancy-hit country and backing Afghan forces in the war on insurgents. Enditem