The following statement was issued on 6 August by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The Secretary-General is profoundly saddened by the news of the helicopter crash that took the lives of both Afghan and American soldiers in Afghanistan.
The Secretary-General wishes to convey his deepest sympathies to the families and loved ones of the victims and expresses his profound condolences to the Governments of Afghanistan and the United States.
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Fonte: UN