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Special offices -- forces on the overall community in one day. the u.s. military is not officially saying anything other than a helicopter crashed. according to multiple sources, we believe that 31 of the american special forces people who died today, that the majority were from seal team 6, navy seals. the same unit that went into pakistan and got bin laden a few months ago. we are hearing multiple report about what happened. according to the taliban, they say they shot down this chinook helicopter as it was about to launch a raid on a taliban compound. they say they shot it down with a rocke...

Presence there. an area where taliban has long battled u.s. and international forces and this latest operation that went so wrong is just series, latest in series of operations that the u.s. tried to target the taliban there. now, as recovery operation is underway we're getting new information about what exactly happened. according to the taliban they were very quick to claim credit for shooting down this chinook helicopter yesterday, they say that they shot it down with a rocket propelled grenade as it was beginning to come in to an area where the taliban had a compound, it's believed that th...

According to u.s. military officials, it sounds as if the taliban did shoot down this helicopter with an rpg or rocket propelled grenade launcher as it was part of a raid on a taliban compound. in recent months, the u.s. military has said they wrestled the momentum away from the taliban in afghanistan. but today's attack is a deadly reminder of just how powerful the taliban are here in afghanistan and just how much damage they can still inflict on u.s. and afghan forces. eric? >> art: thank you. our hearts and prayers of the nation are with the families of those who died in afghanistan. >> art...