A special operations helicopter was damaged in a battle with al Qaeda forces today, which led to "seven or eight" deaths in an ensuing firefight, the commander of U.S. Central Command said today. The helicopter was attacked in flight over Afghanistan, and executed a hard landing but was not shot down, Army Gen. Tommy Franks said. Another commando was killed earlier in the day after he fell from another helicopter. The MH-47 Chinook with the majority of the casualties had...
