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Reuters: Helicopter Crash Makes 2010 Worst Year Of Afghan War

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Tags: Afghanistan, Casualties, NATO, War and Conflict

A helicopter crash killed nine troops from the NATO-led force in Afghanistan's south on Tuesday, making 2010 the deadliest year of the war for foreign troops just as attention turns to plans to start withdrawing them.

Violence is at its worst across Afghanistan since the Taliban were ousted by U.S.-backed Afghan forces in 2001, with military and civilian casualties at record levels.

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