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BY BLAKE HANSON
 

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Dozens of American soldiers were killed Saturday after what U.S. officials are calling the deadliest single-incident in the decade-long war in Afghanistan. Here’s MSNBC.

“Breaking news out of Afghanistan, 31 troops and 7 Afghan soldiers are dead after a NATO helicopter crashed during an overnight operation. It happened in the Tangi valley of the Wardak Province, it’s just west of Kabul. And this is the worst single day loss of life for coalition troops in Afghanistan since the beginning of the war.”

So was this an accident? Or were the NATO troops under attack? A coalition official told The New York Times -- it was the Taliban. But The Daily Beast says -- as with any alleged attack by the terrorist group, take the claim with a grain of salt.

“The Taliban has claimed responsibility, saying it downed the helicopter in a rocket attack, but it's been known to exaggerate claims.”

The attack has reignited media debate about the validity of the war in Afghanistan. The National Journal offers this analysis...

“The deadly crash of a U.S. helicopter in eastern Afghanistan earlier today will fuel the growing questions about the Obama administration’s handling of the long war -- and the public’s nagging sense, evident in recent polls, that the conflict is simply not worth its enormous human and financial cost.”

Could this attack be the straw that breaks the camel’s back? Fox News reports.

“This comes on the heels of several large attacks here in Afghanistan where Afghan officials have been killed. This is only adding to the sort of darkening mood here about the lack of progress being made here in the war, calling into real serious questions about how much progress is being made and is it enough here in Afghanistan to ultimately hand over the responsibility to the Afghan security forces.”
 

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