Taliban insurgents have shot down an Afghan army helicopter, killing all people on board.

Iran Press/Asia: Taliban announced in a statement that the group's fighters have shot down an Afghan army helicopter in 'Seyyed Abad' city in 'Meydan Vardak' province.

It is said that all people on board the chopper were killed, Iran Press reported.

The people of Afghanistan have faced daily insecurity for more than 17 years after the United States and its allies invaded the country as part of Washington’s so-called 'war on terrorism'.

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