US F-16 pounds Afghan copter shooters

Thu Aug 11, 2011 7:38AM GMTUS soldiers board a military Chinook helicopter in Mehtar Lam in Afghanistan's Laghman province on July 19, 2011.The United States claims a US airstrike has thrashed Afghan attackers suspected of shooting down an American Chinook helicopter carrying 31 US military personnel last Saturday. US Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen said the military in Afghanistan tracked