NATO helicopter allegedly crashes in Afghanistan - Xinhua | English.news.cn

"KABUL, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- A NATO helicopter might have fallen down in the eastern part of Afghanistan on Saturday, said a statement mailed to Xinhua by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

"We are aware of the claims that a helicopter crashed somewhere along the border region between Kabul and Laghman provinces today. ISAF officials are looking into those claims at this time, however we have no operational reports to indicate that any ISAF aircraft have been lost," the ISAF Joint Command (IJC) said in the statement.

Meanwhile, an official with the press department of Afghan Interior Ministry told Xinhua that "A unit of our police reported that a military helicopter crashed in eastern Laghman province Saturday but at this moment of time I cannot provide more details. "

He said more information will be released to media when appropriate.

Six American soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed when a military helicopter went down in southern Helmand province on Jan. 19."

Those Chinese reporters are so polite:

"A NATO helicopter might have fallen down"

Meanwhile from the ISAF Joint Command (IJC)

"we have no operational reports to indicate that any ISAF aircraft have been lost"

Not "crashed", not "shot down", not "20 SEALS killed in action", not "landed gently with no loss of life, just "any ISAF aircraft have been lost". Presumably they know where the wreckage/bodies are so in truth it is, "not lost".