We never kissed and made up

U.S. military: Afghan crash may be from hostile fire

Seventeen troops were aboard the MH-47 aircraft when it went down Tuesday, the statement said. The copter is a variant of the Army's twin-rotor Chinook transport used by special operations troops.

The troops aboard are believed to be members of a quick response force composed of various Special Forces units, CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr. A quick response force is a special operation that moves in under fire to extract U.S. forces on the ground or reinforce them.

The U.S. military said the aircraft had been taking part in "Operation Red Wing," aimed at defeating al Qaeda militants carrying out harassing attacks and gathering intelligence, Reuters reported.

"Initial reports indicate the crash may have been caused by hostile fire," the U.S. statement said. They are comfortable with their use of "May"? It "May" have been the result of hostile fire? Did they think it was an early July 4th celebration gotten out of hand?!

U.S deaths in Afghanistan plus 17.

from CNN.com