<p>Marine Corps Gen John Allen told a news conference that an F-16 airstrike on Monday took out fewer than 10 insurgents involved in the attack on the Chinook helicopter.<br /><br />In a separate statement, the military said the strike killed Taliban leader Mullah Mohibullah and the insurgent who fired the rocket-propelled grenade at the helicopter. Intelligence gained on the ground provided a high degree of confidence that the insurgent who fired the grenade was the person killed. <br /><br />Allen defended the decision to send in the Chinook loaded with special operations forces to pursue insurgents escaping from the weekend firefight with Army Rangers in a dangerous Afghan region.<br /></p>
<p>Marine Corps Gen John Allen told a news conference that an F-16 airstrike on Monday took out fewer than 10 insurgents involved in the attack on the Chinook helicopter.<br /><br />In a separate statement, the military said the strike killed Taliban leader Mullah Mohibullah and the insurgent who fired the rocket-propelled grenade at the helicopter. Intelligence gained on the ground provided a high degree of confidence that the insurgent who fired the grenade was the person killed. <br /><br />Allen defended the decision to send in the Chinook loaded with special operations forces to pursue insurgents escaping from the weekend firefight with Army Rangers in a dangerous Afghan region.<br /></p>