Nato-led forces killed the Taliban militants responsible for shooting down a US helicopter last weekend but not the insurgent leader initially sought, the top US and Nato commander in Afghanistan said on Wednesday. The disclosure by General John Allen came during a briefing on the crash that killed 30 US forces - most of them elite Navy SEALs - in the single deadliest incident for US forces in the Afghan war. Eight Afghans were also killed.
The incident has drawn attention in the United States, partly because of the high death toll. US President Barack Obama flew to Dover Air Force Base on Tuesday to watch the arrival of the remains of those killed and the military has launched an investigation into the incident.