The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. December 18, 2013 6 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghan Crash ------------------------------------- Six U.S. troops have died in an aircraft crash in Afghanistan. It was the deadliest incident for American forces in Afghanistan this year. The military says the crash was an accident, but the Taliban says it carried out an attack. .