Allen: Airstrike kills insurgents who shot down U.S. helicopter

An airstrike has killed the insurgents responsible for shooting down a U.S. helicopter in Afghanistan and causing the largest single-day loss of American life in the 10-year-old war, the top commander there said.

Forces tracked the insurgents after the crash, and early Monday morning F-16 fighter jets were sent in to take out their location, Marine Gen. John Allen said Wednesday in a video briefing from Kabul.

The insurgents, fewer than 10 in number, were found in the Chak district of Wardak in eastern Afghanistan.